TUMAKURU: In a horrific accident, a motorcycle rider was run over by a truck, leaving his body cleaved in two, on NH-48 near Country Club in Sira taluk on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as R Harish (21).
According to the police, Harish lost balance and fell on the road when a truck coming from behind ran over him. Harish was returning to Bengaluru after visiting the Lakshmi Narasimha temple in Chitradurga.
Harish, a resident of Dommarahalli in Bengaluru had recently purchased a BMW motorcycle costing about Rs 4-5 lakh. A case has been registered at the Kallambella police station.
In another incident, the body of an unidentified person was found near the Jogihalli bridge on NH-48 in Sira taluk. The deceased is about 45 years old and has a tattoo on his right hand which says ‘Mahantesh’ and ‘Mallappa’. The Kallambella police have registered a case.