Youth killed in road mishap

Mysuru:  In a tragic incident, a 20-year-old youth was killed on the spot, while three others sustained injuries when two vehicles collided against each other on Maharana Pratap Singh Road at the foot of Chamundi Hill here last night.

The deceased has been identified as Shashank, son of Manjunath and a resident of Ramanuja Road in city. The injured pillion rider has been identified as Puneeth.

It is reported that Shashank was coming from J.C. Layout along with his friend on his Bajaj Pulsar bike, when a Suzuki Access scooter coming from the opposite direction rammed into the bike, killing Shashank on the spot and injuring Puneeth, who is now undergoing treatment at JSS Hospital here.

Siddarthanagar Traffic Police, who have registered a case in this regard, are investigating.

This post was published on April 27, 2018 6:12 pm