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Three assemblage students were killed connected the spot successful a tragic roadworthy mishap aft their two-wheeler mislaid power and collided with a tipper lorry adjacent Agalakote Village connected the Channahalli–Bettakote Road connected Saturday morning.
The mishap occurred astir 11.20 a.m. wrong the limits of the Devanahalli Traffic Police Station.
According to the police, Manikantha, 20, was riding the scooter astatine precocious velocity with 2 pillion riders — Srinivas, 19, and Tauseef, 19. All 3 were friends, residents of Chikkajala, and were pursuing grade courses.
While navigating a curve adjacent Agalakote Village, Manikantha allegedly mislaid power of the scooter. The conveyance jumped the divider, crossed implicit to the other lane, and skidded onto the carriageway.
As a result, each 3 riders were thrown onto the road. At the aforesaid time, a motortruck travelling from Budigere towards Devanahalli allegedly ran implicit the injured youths, sidesplitting them connected the spot.
The motortruck operator fled from the country instantly aft the accident. However, the Devanahalli Traffic Police traced the conveyance and arrested the driver, identified arsenic Ningappa M. Kattimani, a autochthonal of Vijayapura.
A lawsuit has been registered against Manikantha arsenic accused fig 1 for rash and negligent riding, and against the lorry operator arsenic accused fig 2 nether Sections 281 and 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Further probe is underway.
