According to the police, the deceased is Shekhar L Rathod.
The mishap occurred when a tipper lorry knocked him down while he was walking towards the Alva’s College in Moodbidri on Wednesday evening. He had come to visit his niece who was studying in Alva’s PU College in Moodbidri.
Native of Bagalkot
Rathod hails from Bagalkot. Instead of getting down at Moodbidri bus stop, he had got down at Handelu and was walking towards the college when the mishap occurred.
Though he was rushed to the hospital in Mangalore, he breathed his last on Thursday.
A case has been registered by the police.
Published 28 May 2009, 17:37 IST