<p>A man, who was taking his family out for dinner in his autorickshaw, died in an accident on the Lingarajpuram flyover on Friday night. </p>.<p>According to Pulikeshi Nagar traffic police, Sham Kumar, 43, an autorickshaw driver and resident of Kushal Nagar in KG Halli, had taken his wife Vimala and 5-year-old daughter Rakhsita to Lingarajpuram for dinner around 12:30 am. Unable to find a restaurant open at that hour, the family travelled to Frazer Town.<br />Police said the autorickshaw suddenly developed a glitch and halted on the flyover. When Kumar stepped out to check the engine, he was struck by a speeding two-wheeler. <br />Kumar suffered serious injuries to his head and face, police said and added that the motorcycle rider, with help from the public, rushed him to a private hospital. He was about to be shifted to Bowring Hospital when he died, police said. <br />The motorcycle rider, who had promised to follow the family to Bowring Hospital, however, fled. Police are on the lookout for the bike rider.<br /></p>
<p>A man, who was taking his family out for dinner in his autorickshaw, died in an accident on the Lingarajpuram flyover on Friday night. </p>.<p>According to Pulikeshi Nagar traffic police, Sham Kumar, 43, an autorickshaw driver and resident of Kushal Nagar in KG Halli, had taken his wife Vimala and 5-year-old daughter Rakhsita to Lingarajpuram for dinner around 12:30 am. Unable to find a restaurant open at that hour, the family travelled to Frazer Town.<br />Police said the autorickshaw suddenly developed a glitch and halted on the flyover. When Kumar stepped out to check the engine, he was struck by a speeding two-wheeler. <br />Kumar suffered serious injuries to his head and face, police said and added that the motorcycle rider, with help from the public, rushed him to a private hospital. He was about to be shifted to Bowring Hospital when he died, police said. <br />The motorcycle rider, who had promised to follow the family to Bowring Hospital, however, fled. Police are on the lookout for the bike rider.<br /></p>
