Rider killed as goods vehicle runs over him

Mysuru: A scooter rider was killed on-the-spot when a goods vehicle ran over him near VTU College on the Outer Ring Road yesterday afternoon.

The deceased is P. Harry Vinod (37), a real estate agent and a resident of Bamboo Bazaar. He leaves behind his wife and a five-year-old daughter.

Harry was proceeding on the Outer Ring Road towards the Bannur Ring Road junction on his Honda Activa scooter (KA-09-HK-7760), when a speeding goods vehicle (KA-12-B-7365) ran over him from behind near the VTU College, resulting in Harry being killed on-the-spot.

Siddarthanagar Traffic Inspector Aruna Kumari and staff, who rushed to the spot, conducted mahazar, seized the goods vehicle and have taken driver Parashuram into custody.

This post was published on July 2, 2019 7:43 pm