Riding a motorcycle without helmet proved dangerous for two men in their early 20s. While the rider died on the spot, the man on the pillion sustained grievous head injuries.
Lokesh Kumar and his friend Manjunath, both 22 and working as cab drivers, were riding a motorcycle on their way home in Uttarahalli. As the two-wheeler reached Puravankara apartment on NICE Road, south Bengaluru, around 11.50 pm on Saturday, Kumar lost control of the motorcycle and crashed it into the footpath.
Both the riders fell down and suffered head injuries. Kumar died instantly while Manjunath was taken to hospital by passersby and remains serious.
The jurisdictional Kumaraswamy Layout traffic police said they were investigating whether the men were drunk at the time of the accident. Neither was wearing helmet.
A case under IPC Sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way), 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 304A (causing death by negligence) has been registered.
Published 02 July 2017, 19:08 IST