A pillion rider died after the motorcycle he was on was hit by a truck near Ballenahalli on Salagame-Halebidu Road in Hassan taluk on Monday afternoon. The police identified the deceased as Mahesh, 35, of Ningegowdana Koplu in Hassan taluk. He had gone to Ramadevara Halla for a wedding with his friend Prashanth. He met with the accident while returning to his village.
Prashanth also suffered injuries in the incident. He has been admitted to a hospital in Hassan. Mahesh’s father Gidde Gowda filed a complaint with the Hassan Rural Police.
