Two die in bike accidents; minor was on joyride
BENGALURU: Two riders, including a 17-year-old boy, died in two separate accidents in the city since Sunday night. The minor, who was riding his fathers Bajaj Pulsar, hit three pedestrians 100 meters from the airport toll plaza in Devanahalli, before falling and rolling on the road, around 6.30pm on Sunday. He sustained severe head injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital but did not survive. One of the pedestrians was left with a fractured thigh and is hospitalised.The minor, identified as Rudresh, was a first PU student from Bangarpet taluk in KGF. Rudresh is said to have taken the bike without his fathers knowledge, and was coming towards the city. The minor is suspected to have come on a long ride on Airport Road. He was overspeeding, and lost control and hit three pedestrians before falling on the main road. Rudresh was not wearing a helmet, and sustained severe head injuries. He was rushed to a private hospital where he succumbed during treatment. The three pedestrians were crossing the road. The womans left thigh was fractured and two men sustained minor injuries. Rudreshs father will be made accused as his negligence helped his son take the bike, a police officer said. Rudreshs body was returned to his family after postmortem at a hospital in Devanahalli. Chikkajala traffic police registered a case against his father, a hotel employee, under the Juvenile Justice Act. In the other accident in RT Nagar traffic police limits, Sagar, 23, a resident of Babusapalya, died near the TV Tower on Jayamahal Main Road around 12.30am Monday. A BCA student, Sagar had gone to meet his friends in Malleswaram on Sunday night. While returning home, he is suspected to have lost control of his bike and fallen. He was immediately shifted to MS Ramaiah Hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
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