Karkal: Renault Duster SUV mows down motorcyclist, pillion riders at Belman

By Pundalika Marate
Bellevision Media Network

Karkal, 02 Oct 2015: In a ghastly road mishap that occurred when a Renault Duster SUV collided with a motorcycle, the rider, 2 pillions died near the filling station located at Belman, near here on Thursday October 1.

 

The motorcyclist twenty-eight-year-old Prakash was riding the motorcycle with pillion riders, his twenty-three-year-old wife Sumitra and their four-year-old Srusti in her tow. They were on their way riding towards Belman, when a marauding Duster SUV hit their motorcycle. It was tragic that Sumitra was 8 months pregnant and were on their way to hospital for checkup, when the tragedy struck the family.

 

 

Prakash was hailing from Gadag district and working as daily wager in Belman, near here. The Duster SUV driver was identified as retired Professor Suresh from Mangaluru.

 

Karkal rural police registered a case in this regard. SP Annamalai visited the spot.

 

Padubidri – Karkal Highway death knell

The road has been widened recently and automobile drivers are inclined to drive faster because of the smooth road, owing to which many accidents have taken place. None of such cases were reported because it has been amicably settled by both the parties without FIR. The lack of dividers has become a freeway for marauding drivers cruising at high speeds with scant regard for fellow motorists.