Man killed as car hits

Mysuru: A 45-year-old man was killed on the spot, when a speeding car rammed into him while he was crossing the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway near Siddalingapura on Sunday night.

The deceased has been identified as Mahesh Gupta, a native of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, who was working at a private company on the outskirts of city.

Mahesh was crossing the Highway, when the car, which came from Srirangapatna side, rammed into him killing him on the spot.

Narasimharaja Traffic Police Inspector Rekhabai and staff, who reached the spot, conducted mahazar, registered a case and shifted the body to MMC&RI mortuary for post-mortem which was conducted yesterday evening and the body was handed over to the family members.