58-year-old man killed in serial crash near Bengaluru airport

Bengaluru: A 58-year-old man named Kumar Babu was killed in a serial crash at Sadahalli Gate on the Kempegowda International Airport Road on Wednesday morning.

An officer from the Chikkajala traffic police station said the incident occurred around 6 am, when vehicles were slowing down and stopping at a red light. “Vehicles had stopped at the signal, waiting for it to turn green. An Eicher vehicle coming from behind rammed into a Hyundai i20 car, pushing it into five other vehicles in front,” the officer said.

While other vehicles sustained only body damage, the passengers in the i20 — Babu and his wife Varalakshmi (60) — suffered severe injuries. “They were on their way from their home in MCECHS Layout to attend a puja along with their son and driver. The Eicher driver abandoned his vehicle and fled the scene. We have launched a hunt to trace him,” the officer added.

Pedestrian mowed down in Indiranagar

In a separate incident, a man crossing the busy 100 Feet Road in Indiranagar was mowed down by a two-wheeler around 10.30 pm on Tuesday, leaving both the pedestrian and the rider injured.

The 48-year-old pedestrian, Mustafa Ahmed, sustained severe head injury and succumbed to his injuries in the early hours of Wednesday. The biker is currently undergoing treatment at Victoria Hospital. The JB Nagar traffic police have registered a case in this connection.