Update
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru
Mangaluru, May 7: The bike rider, who was involved in an accident at Padavinangady, whose video went viral on the social media, succumbed to injuries at a private hospital on Friday May 7.
The deceased is identified as Prashanth (30). The accident took place at Perlaguri which is on the way from Mary Hill to Padavinangady on the airport road.
Prashanth was working as a supervisor at Chethana Enterprises at Neermarga.
A case has been registered at traffic north police station.
Earlier report
Mangaluru: Biker thrown into air while trying to avoid hitting scooter – Video viral
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (DV)
Mangaluru, May 7: A CCTV video footage of a bike rider being tossed into the air, after his bike rams to the steps of a grocery store building at Padavinangady, while trying to avoid colliding against a scooter, has gone viral on social media.
The accident took place on Friday May 7. The biker Prashanth Sanath, a resident of Sharbhatkatte, who was coming towards Padavinangady junction tried to avoid colliding against a scooter which was crossing the road. The injured biker was admitted to a private hospital and is said to be critical. Another biker who was behind him, sustained a minor injury.
Screengrabs of the CCTV footage
A witness who saw the accident said that as the scooter rider crossed the road, the biker coming from the opposite in a bid to avoid his hitting bike into the scooter, rammed into the steps of a shop. As a result he was tossed into the air.
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