A 30-year-old man, who was on way to meet his fiancée to wish on her birthday, died after his motorcycle rear-ended a two-wheeler in Mallathahalli in western Bengaluru shortly after Monday midnight, the Kamakshipalya traffic police said.
Umesh, a resident of Vijayanagar, failed to notice a motorcycle slowing down ahead of a speed-breaker near the Mallathahalli bus stop around 12.30 am on Tuesday. He rear-ended the motorcycle, and was flung into the air. He crashed on the ground and suffered grievous injuries.
Gaurav and Vivek, the two men riding on the other motorcycle, suffered minor injuries. Nevertheless, they took Umesh to a hospital but he died on the way, police said. The deceased wasn’t wearing helmet while riding and was talking over the phone, too. He had got engaged a few months ago and the wedding was scheduled for later this month.
Pillion rider dies
A 28-year-old man riding pillion on a motorcycle was killed after the two-wheeler rammed the median strip on the Outer Ring Road in eastern Bengaluru in the early hours of Tuesday.
Murugan, a construction worker from Kolar, was riding on a bike with his colleague Rama Reddy on their return from their hometown Kolar. On Tuesday around 2 am, Reddy failed to negotiate a turn on the Outer Ring Road and crashed the motorcycle into the median strip. The bike was dragged for about 50 metres. Murugan suffered head injuries while Reddy escaped with minor injuries. The deceased wasn’t wearing helmet. Passersby rushed them to hospital but Murugan succumbed on the way, said the KR Puram traffic police.
Son killed, woman unhurt
A 23-year-old man died and his mother escaped with minor injuries after their bike hit the median strip near Singasandra in southern Bengaluru on Monday night.
Muzammil and his mother Parveen Taj, residents of Shikaripalya, were on way to attend a relative’s wedding at Mangammanapalya when the incident occurred at around 7.30 pm. Muzammil was riding at high speed, and lost control over the vehicle which then hit a median.
Muzammil suffered head injuries while Taj had bruises. The public called the Electronics City traffic police who arrived at the spot and took them to hospital where Muzammil was declared brought dead and Taj was given first aid.
Published 02 February 2016, 21:15 IST