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Speeding vehicle mows down Canter driver

Last Updated 11 November 2015, 20:44 IST
A 33-year-old canter driver was mowed down by a speeding cab near the Balabrooie Guest House in the High Grounds traffic police limits on Tuesday night.

According to the police, the deceased, Kadamane Shankar, is a native of Khanapur in Belagavi district.

On Tuesday night, he was carrying material from Pune and was supposed to unload them at the Army Centre.

Shankar had lost his way and parked the canter near the Balabrooie guest house. He crossed the road to ask for directions from the night-beat policemen stationed at the guest house.

Thrown up in air
While crossing back after talking to them, a speeding cab rammed into him. Shankar was thrown up in the air.

The policemen rushed him to a nearby hospital, where he was declared brought dead. The cab driver, Basavaraju, has been arrested and the vehicle has been seized, said the police. A case has been registered against the cab driver in the High Grounds traffic police station.
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(Published 11 November 2015, 20:44 IST)

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