A 25-year-old youth died on the spot after a car rammed a fish truck parked near Nethravathi bridge in Adamkudru on NH 66 in the wee hours of Sunday.
The youth was identified as Chethan from Gandhinagar in Kavoor. Prateeksh, Rakesh, Preetham, Swaroop from Gandhinagar and Arun from BC Road who sustained injuries were shifted to a hospital.
Police sources said Chethan and his friends were returning after attending a relative’s Mehendi party in Kolya on the city’s outskirts. Enroute, Prateeksh parked his two-wheeler near Thokkatu and got into the car as he was feeling drowsy.
The speeding car was a total wreck after it rammed into a fish truck from behind. Police sources said the driver had parked the truck near the bridge after running out of fuel.
Traffic police registered a case against the driver and are investigating.
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