<p>Speeding vehicles and reckless driving claimed five lives in separate accidents in the City on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Two friends riding a bike were crushed under the wheels of a lorry on Magadi Road. Sagar R (23) and Lakshminarayana Rao (27), both residents of Kebbehalla, were travelling on Kebbehalla Main Road when a speeding lorry hit their bike from behind. <br />They were thrown from their vehicle and came under the wheels of the lorry, police said.<br /><br />The lorry driver abandoned the vehicle and fled the spot immediately after the accident. Kamakshipalya traffic police have registered a case. They have seized the vehicle. <br /><br />According to police, Sagar was an auto driver, while Lakshminarayana Rao worked as a welder. Both men were also neighbours. <br /><br />Rider killed<br /><br />In another accident, Kanchana A Kukkarjea (50), a resident of KG Road was killed after a private bus rammed her two-wheeler on Race Course Road.<br />The accident occurred at around 6:40 pm near Maurya Hotel when Kukkarjea Road, was returning home. <br /><br />She was flung several feet and died after suffering severe injuries. <br />The bus driver abandoned his vehicle and fled, police said.<br /><br />Pedestrian mowed down<br /><br />An unidentified middle-aged man was mowed down by a speeding BMTC bus near Rajeshwari Theatre on Old Airport Road. <br /><br />The man was attempting to cross the road when the speeding BMTC Volvo bus knocked him down. Although he was immediately rushed to a private hospital, he was declared dead on arrival. <br /><br />Airport traffic police have registered a case.<br /><br />Engineer dies<br /><br />A civil engineer, severely injured in an accident on Nagarabhavi Ring Road on Saturday night, died on Monday morning.<br /><br />The victim, Dinesh, 46, was a resident of Nagarabhavi 9th Block. He was working with a construction firm nearby. On Saturday night, he was walking back home after shopping at a corner store when he was hit by a speeding bike. He was rushed to BGS Hospital with severe injuries where he died on Monday morning.<br /><br />Sateesh, the biker who caused the accident, also suffered serious injuries and is being treated at a private hospital. Police sources said he was out of danger. Kamakshipalya traffic police have registered a case.<br /></p>
<p>Speeding vehicles and reckless driving claimed five lives in separate accidents in the City on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Two friends riding a bike were crushed under the wheels of a lorry on Magadi Road. Sagar R (23) and Lakshminarayana Rao (27), both residents of Kebbehalla, were travelling on Kebbehalla Main Road when a speeding lorry hit their bike from behind. <br />They were thrown from their vehicle and came under the wheels of the lorry, police said.<br /><br />The lorry driver abandoned the vehicle and fled the spot immediately after the accident. Kamakshipalya traffic police have registered a case. They have seized the vehicle. <br /><br />According to police, Sagar was an auto driver, while Lakshminarayana Rao worked as a welder. Both men were also neighbours. <br /><br />Rider killed<br /><br />In another accident, Kanchana A Kukkarjea (50), a resident of KG Road was killed after a private bus rammed her two-wheeler on Race Course Road.<br />The accident occurred at around 6:40 pm near Maurya Hotel when Kukkarjea Road, was returning home. <br /><br />She was flung several feet and died after suffering severe injuries. <br />The bus driver abandoned his vehicle and fled, police said.<br /><br />Pedestrian mowed down<br /><br />An unidentified middle-aged man was mowed down by a speeding BMTC bus near Rajeshwari Theatre on Old Airport Road. <br /><br />The man was attempting to cross the road when the speeding BMTC Volvo bus knocked him down. Although he was immediately rushed to a private hospital, he was declared dead on arrival. <br /><br />Airport traffic police have registered a case.<br /><br />Engineer dies<br /><br />A civil engineer, severely injured in an accident on Nagarabhavi Ring Road on Saturday night, died on Monday morning.<br /><br />The victim, Dinesh, 46, was a resident of Nagarabhavi 9th Block. He was working with a construction firm nearby. On Saturday night, he was walking back home after shopping at a corner store when he was hit by a speeding bike. He was rushed to BGS Hospital with severe injuries where he died on Monday morning.<br /><br />Sateesh, the biker who caused the accident, also suffered serious injuries and is being treated at a private hospital. Police sources said he was out of danger. Kamakshipalya traffic police have registered a case.<br /></p>
