Karnataka: Biker dies after crashing into roadside store

A thirty-year-old bike rider was killed on Friday after his bike misplaced management and crashed right into a roadside store in Karnataka’s Mangaluru.
According to Mangaluru police, the deceased has been recognized as Prashant, a resident of Sharbath Katte within the metropolis. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Hariram Shankar confirmed that the accident passed off on Friday morning.

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“The deceased was working as a supervisor at Chethana Enterprises in Neermarga. The accident took place at Maryhill-Padavinangady Airport Road ar around 10.15 am,” Shankar stated.

The police added {that a} case has been registered at Mangaluru Traffic East police station in opposition to an individual who allegedly rode a scooter in a harmful method that led to the accident. “While checking CCTV visuals from the area, we have found a scooter rider had come onto the main road from a bylane. The deceased had tried to bypass him during which lost control of the bike resulting in the fatal crash,” a police officer stated.

Further, the officer added that the case was filed beneath sections 279 (rash driving) and 304A (inflicting dying by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code. “An investigation is underway,” the officer stated.