Microsoft techie among two killed in separate road crash in Bengaluru

BengaluruL Two people, including a software engineer, died in separate incidents in different parts of the city, the police said. 

Swaroop (26), a resident of Papareddy Palya, died after his two-wheeler hit a road divider under the Jnanabharathi traffic police station limits around 11.45 pm. 

Swaroop, who worked for Microsoft Corporation, was returning home from work when he reportedly lost control of his Royal Enfield motorbike inside the Jnanabharathi campus. The motorbike first hit a hump and then crashed into a road divider. He sustained grievous injuries and died on the way to the hospital, a Jnanabharathi police officer said. 

The body was handed over to the family after the post-mortem. The police have registered a case. 

In the second fatal accident, Nibin Jacob (28), a resident of Selvapura, near Chikkabanavara, died after his motorbike hit a roadside rock around 11.30 pm. 

Jacob was riding with his friend on the pillion when he lost control of the two-wheeler and crashed it into the rock on Selvapura Main Road. While Jacob died on the way to the hospital, his friend escaped with minor injuries. 

The Chikkabanavara traffic police visited the spot and carried out inspections. A case has been registered and further investigations are underway, a police officer said. 

Jacob was a car mechanic and was returning from work when the accident occurred, the police added.