A techie who was riding a sports cycle died of injuries sustained in an accident early on Wednesday in HBR Layout.
The deceased has been identified as Ramakrishnan, 51, a resident of HBR Layout.
On Wednesday at around 5.45 a.m., he was on his morning cycling trail, when he rammed into a goods canter parked on the Hennur-Nagawara Road. He suffered severe injuries to his face.
Though he was immediately rushed to a private hospital, he succumbed to his injuries, the police said.
The goods canter had a puncture and was parked on the road without the parking lights or any indication that it was there.
Since it was early morning, the visibility was also very low which may have added to the situation, the traffic police said.
The K.G. Halli Traffic police have now booked the canter driver for causing death due to negligence and seized the canter for further probe.
Sathya Sankaran, Bicycle Mayor of the city, said the accident only highlighted how unsafe Bengaluru roads were for cyclists, even during early morning hours when there was not much traffic.
“The traffic police and other motorists always talk of the lack of visibility of cycles on the streets and flag it as a problem. But what is the viability of even trucks on the city roads, is the moot question that this account raises. Haphazard parking of vehicles is a big problem, especially when the visibility is low,” he said.
