Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur (SP)
Puttur, Sep 11: A motor bike rider was killed in a collision between his motor bike and a container at Amchinadka on Mani-Mysuru state highway on Saturday September 10.
The victim was Shreekrishna Prasad (45), son of Babu Rajendra Gowda, resident of Kormbadka, Perlampady in Koltige village in the taluk.
Prasad was returning home after dropping off his wife at Sullia. The container truck hit the motor bike driven by Shreekrishna Prasad from behind. The rider was tossed to the road due to the impact of the collision, and suffered serious injuries. He was taken to the hospital at Puttur but he lost his life before reaching the hospital.
The deceased was a progressive farmer. His wife runs a beauty parlour at Sullia. He routinely dropped off his wife at Sullia for work in his two-wheeler, before returning home.
Prasad is survived by parents, wife, and a son.