Daijiworld News Network - Mangalore (GA)
Mangalore, Apr 15: Two persons from the city who were on their way to Bangalore on a mobike were knocked down to death by an unidentified vehicle on bypass near Devraypattana of Hassan, in the wee hours of Friday April 14.
However, only the identity of the rider has been established, whereas the pillion rider who too has been killed in the accident is yet to be identified.
The rider is identified as Shivprasad. He along with the other person was going to Bangalore on his Yamaha (KA-19 U-3770) bike from the city when an unidentified vehicle rammed into his bike from behind.
The impact of the accident was such that Shivprasad was pulled along the road from about one and a half kilometres from the spot of accident. The pillion rider was found dead on the spot of the accident.
While Shivprasad's body has been brought to the city for autopsy, pillion rider's body is still kept in the morgue of the government hospital at Hassan.
The Hassan police are investigating the case.