Student mowed down

A 20-year-student was mowed down by a hit-and-run water tanker near Mother Teresa Road in Ashoknagar on Thursday night.

According to police, Sonam, a native of Uttarakhand, had come to the City for a training programme. He was studying a course in Hotel Management in Mangaluru.

On Thursday night, he was riding a bike to his friend’s house in Ashoknagar. He noticed another bike coming in the opposite direction. In his attempt to avoid hitting the bike, Sonam lost control over his  two-wheeler and fell on the road. A water tanker coming from behind  ran over him, killing him on the spot. The driver fled the spot with the vehicle, police said.