Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Oct 16: A pedestrian was killed after a motor bike hit him near Nanthoor Junction in the city on the night of Sunday October 14.
The victim has been identified as Shashidhar (44), a native of Bookanakere in Mandya district, who was working as teacher.
Shashidhar and a few of his friends were walking together for a stroll by the roadside after dinner on Sunday at around 9.30 pm when this unfortunate accident happened. Near Padua, Nanthoor, a motor bike rider, in an attempt to overtake another vehicle near Karavali Hotel, moved to extreme left of the road and knocked Shashidhar down. Shashidhar fell to the ground with force and suffered serious injuries to his head. He was immediately admitted into a hospital. However, without responding to treatments, he breathed his last on Monday.
Shashidhar, it is learnt, was a teacher of the Bookanakere government school. He is survived by wife and a daughter.
About 40 teachers from Mandya district including Shashidhar had arrived in the city to take part in Kannada workshop arranged by Azeem Premji Foundation here. The participants of the workshop were provided with lodging facility at Shanthi Kiran, Bajjodi near Nanthoor. The accident happened when the friends were taking a walk after dinner.
A case in this respect stands registered against the KTM motor bike rider, Merwin Jaikar, who caused this accident, in traffic (east) police station here.