Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur (SP)

Puttur, Mar 22: A student of Vivekananda College here lost his life in a motorbike accident. The accident happened at Manthoor on Savanur road late night on Sunday March 21.

In the accident, the pillion rider, who was also a college student, suffered serious injuries.

The victim was Chetan, a final year degree student of Vivekananda College. He was the son of Bojappa and Umavathi couple from Somwarpet, Madikeri. Chetan's friend, Sudeep from Bellare, who was the pillion rider, sustained severe injuries. He is being treated at a hospital at Mangaluru.

Chetan stayed in a paying guest accommodation in Puttur. On March 21, he had visited the Mani Sadikukku fair along with Sudeep. At night, he was taking Sudeep to drop him at his residence when the motorbike met with an accident near Manthoor, Savanur. Both the injured were brought to Puttur government hospital in a serious condition, it is learnt.