<p>A 26-year-old software engineer from Kerala was killed in an accident on Kasavanahalli Main Road in Southeast Bengaluru on Saturday night, police said. </p>.<p>The deceased, Akshay, and a friend named Amit left home on a motorbike around 11.30 pm to buy cigarettes. Akshay rode the bike while Amit sat on the pillion.</p>.<p>As it rained heavily, Akshay tried to speed and overtake an auto-rickshaw but ended up driving into a stationary car. Both fell off the two-wheeler. Akshay died on the way to hospital while Amit is undergoing treatment.</p>.<p>Neither had worn a helmet, according to an investigating police officer.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/15-missing-in-uttar-pradesh-after-tractor-trolley-falls-into-river-yogi-expresses-grief-1140027.html" target="_blank">15 missing in Uttar Pradesh after tractor trolley falls into river; Yogi expresses grief</a></strong></p>.<p>Police said the accident was caused by Akshay’s reckless and negligent riding, and have opened a case against him. Akshay and Amit lived in Kasavanahalli. </p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong><span class="bold">Bike-truck collision </span></strong></p>.<p>Another road accident near Whitefield, in eastern Bengaluru, claimed the life of a costume designer hailing from Gujarat. </p>.<p>Vaishali Patel, 32, died following a collision between a two-wheeler and a truck on Sunday morning, the Whitefield traffic police said. </p>.<p>Vaishali was riding on the motorbike with a friend named Hemaraj. As they rode up, the two-wheeler collided with a truck.</p>.<p>Vaishali died on the spot while Hemaraj suffered serious injuries and is undergoing treatment, police said. </p>.<p>Vaishali had recently moved to Bengaluru for work, police added. </p>
<p>A 26-year-old software engineer from Kerala was killed in an accident on Kasavanahalli Main Road in Southeast Bengaluru on Saturday night, police said. </p>.<p>The deceased, Akshay, and a friend named Amit left home on a motorbike around 11.30 pm to buy cigarettes. Akshay rode the bike while Amit sat on the pillion.</p>.<p>As it rained heavily, Akshay tried to speed and overtake an auto-rickshaw but ended up driving into a stationary car. Both fell off the two-wheeler. Akshay died on the way to hospital while Amit is undergoing treatment.</p>.<p>Neither had worn a helmet, according to an investigating police officer.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/15-missing-in-uttar-pradesh-after-tractor-trolley-falls-into-river-yogi-expresses-grief-1140027.html" target="_blank">15 missing in Uttar Pradesh after tractor trolley falls into river; Yogi expresses grief</a></strong></p>.<p>Police said the accident was caused by Akshay’s reckless and negligent riding, and have opened a case against him. Akshay and Amit lived in Kasavanahalli. </p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong><span class="bold">Bike-truck collision </span></strong></p>.<p>Another road accident near Whitefield, in eastern Bengaluru, claimed the life of a costume designer hailing from Gujarat. </p>.<p>Vaishali Patel, 32, died following a collision between a two-wheeler and a truck on Sunday morning, the Whitefield traffic police said. </p>.<p>Vaishali was riding on the motorbike with a friend named Hemaraj. As they rode up, the two-wheeler collided with a truck.</p>.<p>Vaishali died on the spot while Hemaraj suffered serious injuries and is undergoing treatment, police said. </p>.<p>Vaishali had recently moved to Bengaluru for work, police added. </p>
