Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Oct 29: The City police have seized a bus that allegedly knocked down a pedestrian near Jeppinamogaru and fled without stopping. Action has also been initiated against the bus driver in connection with the incident.
The accident occurred at around 7.50 pm on October 22, when an unidentified man aged between 30 and 35 was walking along the unpaved road on the left side of National Highway 66, opposite A K Lodge at Jeppinamogaru, towards Mahakali Padpu. A bus bearing registration number KA-19-AA-8499 allegedly hit him and fled the scene without stopping.
The pedestrian fell by the roadside and sustained severe bleeding injuries to his head. Members of the public who gathered at the spot attended to him and shifted him to Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru, where doctors examined him and confirmed that he had died.
In connection with the incident, Mangaluru Traffic South police registered case No. 285/2026 under Sections 281 and 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 134(a) and 134(b) of the Indian Motor Vehicles Act. An investigation was initiated.
During the investigation, police examined CCTV footage and identified the bus involved as the vehicle operating on Route No. 42 under the name ‘Sri Kateel’, bearing registration number KA-19-AA-8499. The bus has since been seized.
Preliminary investigation, including an examination of CCTV footage from cameras in and around the accident site and information provided by passengers travelling on the bus, revealed that the vehicle was being driven by Sudheer K (40), a resident of Kasargod. Police also found that his driving licence was valid.
Police stated that further investigation would be conducted from all angles, including an examination of the mobile phone location details of the bus driver and passengers who were travelling on the bus as witnesses, along with other available evidence.