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Mounesh Vishwakarma

Daijiworld Media Network – Bantwal (DV)

Bantwal, Nov 17: A bike rider who was seriously injured following a road accident on NH 75 between a lorry and bike died after he failed to respond to the treatment in the hospital.

The accident in which a bike and lorry collided head-on took place at Melkar late night of Tuesday November 16.

The deceased is Ganesh (36), a resident of Mangaluru. It is said that the lorry had rammed into the victim’s bike when he was taking a turn towards Mudipu road at Melkar junction.

It is learnt that Ganesh was working in a service station at Marnabailu near Melkar. The lorry driver in a bid to avoid hitting the bike, had hit a roundabout at the spot.

A case is registered in Bantwal traffic police station. 

Earlier report

Bantwal: Lorry-bike head-on collision – One suffers serious injuries

Daijiworld Media Network – Bantwal (ANK)

Bantwal, Nov 17: A bike rider suffered serious injuries after a lorry and bike collided head-on at Melkar late night of Tuesday November 16

Ganesh was seriously injured in the accident.

The lorry was on the way from Mani to Mangaluru, while the two-wheeler took a left turn towards Sajipa to Melkar where the mishap took place.

The impact of the accident was as such that two-wheeler and a roundabout at the spot were completely damaged.