Daijiworld Media Network - Beltangady (SP)

Beltangady, Mar 30: A 17-year-old student from Bolija in Bandaru village in the taluk was killed in an accident which occurred at Muriyala in Uruvalu village of Beltangady taluk on Tuesday March 29 morning. The accident also resulted in serious injuries to a youth.

Kritik (17) from Bolija in Bandaru village, who was riding a Honda Activa scooter, died in the accident. Pillion rider, Rafiq (23) from Karinja Baitaru was seriously injured. Rafique has been admitted into a hospital at Mangaluru with grave injuries.

It is learnt that when Kritik was moving in his scooter towards Karaya, a coolie named Rafiq had requested to drop him off at Karaya. However, before reaching Karaya, the two-wheeler was hit by a truck at Muriyala. Kritik, who got stuck inside the truck, was released from there with great difficulty, but by then he had died. He was a second PU student of Gurudev College, and had appeared for the last examination on Monday. He was on way to a house bought by his neighbour at Karinja Baitaru in a scooter belonging to the latter, He stayed in the house located there and was returning home in the scooter, when he got involved with an accident.

Kritik has left behind parents and a brother. A case stands registered about the accident in Puttur traffic police station.