Mangalore: Seven-year Old Boy Dies After Thrown-off from Mini Lorry Rammed Motorbike
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS/SB)
Mangalore, Mar 13: In a a shocking accident that occurred in front of the Mangaladevi temple near Jeppu on Sunday March 13 morning a seven-year-old boy died when a mini-lorry rammed into a motorbike moving in the same direction.
The victim has been identified as Prajwal, son of Ravi Rao Acharya, a resident of Hoige Bazar. Prajwal was thrown off the bike and died on the spot due to the impact of the accident. But Shama Rao had a miraculous escape ending up fracturing his hand though thrown off on to different direction.
The boy was returning home with his grandfather Shama Rao Acharya, aged 58, who was driving the Kawasaki Boxer motor bike. They had been to the market to buy vegetables.
The residents of area soon gathered on the spot and expressed shock and grief over the incident. They informed the police inspector Gopalkrishna Rao, who visited the spot and assured to take steps to put up speed breakers on the Pandeshwar - Mangaladevi stretch on people's demand.
The driver of the vehicle has fled the scene. A case has been registered by the traffic east police.