<p>A couple on a bike died after they were knocked down by a speeding vehicle on the Tumakuru Road flyover near Dasarahalli around 9 pm on Wednesday. </p>.<p>The victims, Rudresh (36) and his wife Sunitha (30), were residents of Siddanahosahalli village near Madanayakanahalli. </p>.<p>The accident occurred near the Dasarahalli lay-by on the flyover. The couple was riding towards Nelamangala when a vehicle hit their bike. The driver sped off. </p>.<p>Motorists noticed the couple lying on the road with severe injuries and rushed them to a hospital, where doctors declared them brought dead. </p>.<p>“It is a hit-and-run case. We are trying to analyse the CCTV footage till the Nelamangala toll gate to get clues about the vehicle,” a senior police officer said.</p>.<p>The couple had gone to ESI Hospital in Peenya to visit an ailing relative. They were on their way home when the accident occurred, the officer added. </p>.<p>The bodies were handed over to their family after the post-mortem. A case has been registered against the unknown vehicle by the Peenya traffic police and efforts are on to nab the absconding driver. </p>.<p>Rudresh was a mason while Sunitha worked in a garment factory. The couple is survived by two daughters, aged 13 and 10. </p>
<p>A couple on a bike died after they were knocked down by a speeding vehicle on the Tumakuru Road flyover near Dasarahalli around 9 pm on Wednesday. </p>.<p>The victims, Rudresh (36) and his wife Sunitha (30), were residents of Siddanahosahalli village near Madanayakanahalli. </p>.<p>The accident occurred near the Dasarahalli lay-by on the flyover. The couple was riding towards Nelamangala when a vehicle hit their bike. The driver sped off. </p>.<p>Motorists noticed the couple lying on the road with severe injuries and rushed them to a hospital, where doctors declared them brought dead. </p>.<p>“It is a hit-and-run case. We are trying to analyse the CCTV footage till the Nelamangala toll gate to get clues about the vehicle,” a senior police officer said.</p>.<p>The couple had gone to ESI Hospital in Peenya to visit an ailing relative. They were on their way home when the accident occurred, the officer added. </p>.<p>The bodies were handed over to their family after the post-mortem. A case has been registered against the unknown vehicle by the Peenya traffic police and efforts are on to nab the absconding driver. </p>.<p>Rudresh was a mason while Sunitha worked in a garment factory. The couple is survived by two daughters, aged 13 and 10. </p>
