Pvt bus knocks down Namma Metro employee

A 34-year-old pedestrian was killed after he was knocked down by a speeding private bus near Mysore Bank Circle on Monday night. The victim, Siddesh, was a native of Madhugiri in Tumakuru district and a resident of 8th Mile on Tumakuru Road. He was a house-keeping staff on contract with BMRCL, the police said.

According to the police, Siddesh was walking towards his workplace when an over-speeding bus coming from KG Road knocked him down. Siddesh was rushed to a nearby hospital by a few passers-by and the police. He died on the way to the hospital.