Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Sep 10: Dileep Dar (28) of Uttar Pradesh origin lost his life after having been crushed by a bus on Saturday September 9. This tragic accident happened near Jayashree Gate in the city.

Dileep Dar and pillion rider, identified as Arif, worked as medical representatives at Bantwal and surrounding areas. They stayed together in a rented home at Bijai here. The accident happened when the duo was moving to Bantwal on Saturday afternoon. In this accident, the pillion rider escaped with minor injuries.

It is gathered that Dileep had reached near the fly over at Jayashtree Gate when the driver of a vehicle moving ahead of him suddenly slowed down the speed. Dileep, who was taken by surprise, also applied brake all of a sudden. In this process, the motor bike tumbled to the ground, and the rider and pillion rider fell on either side of the motor bike. A private bus that was following the motor bike instantly crushed Dileep Dar as its wheels moved over the youth before he could recover from the fall.

Dileep, who had suffered serious injuries, died on Saturday evening. Traffic (east) police have registered a case and begun investigation.