BENGALURU: A 25-year-old law student was killed and a man riding pillion on his bike sustained injuries after their bike crashed into a parked mini-truck on Tumakuru Road near Nelamangala on Monday.
The deceased is Lakshman Rao and the injured, his classmate Venkatesh, 23, both residents of Nelamangala town.
At 9.15am, Rao was riding Venkatesh’s bike to their college in Tumakuru. The mini-truck had stopped by the roadside as its right rear wheel had gone flat. The driver was busy changing the tyre when Rao crashed into the vehicle. Rao sustained severe injuries and died instantly. Rao’s uncle Manjunath alleged the driver had parked his truck without putting up any signal. Police registered a case against Rao for negligent riding. The truck driver has been booked for parking dangerously.
