Student dies after epileptic fit on mobike

A 23-year-old student died after losing control of his motorcycle due to an epileptic fit in southern Bengaluru on Monday.

Abraham Philip, from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, lost control of his Bajaj Pulsar as an epileptic fit overwhelmed him at Dattatreya Circle near Hosakerehalli around 8.30 pm. He fell to the ground and sustained grievous injuries to the forehead. Passersby took him to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. The body was handed over to his family after the post-mortem.

He was a student of physiotherapy at a private college in the city and stayed in the hostel.

Police said Philip had earlier met with an accident in Kerala and his parents had asked him not to ride the motorcycle.