Kasargod: A bike rider lost his life while the pillion rider sustained critical injuries when their two-wheeler was knocked down by a car at a place called Bekal Kuniya on Tuesday July 22 afternoon.
The deceased has been identified as PK Nitheesh (21), while the injured is Akhil (21). Both are students of Vidyanagara ITI. Eyewitnesses said the bike riders were over speeding and had tried to escape the eyes of the police who were on a checking spree in the area, resulting in the mishap.
Nitheesh is learnt to have died on the spot. Akhil has been admitted to a private hospital in Mangalore. Bekal police have registered a case.
