MADIKERI: The driver of a tractor died after it toppled over and he came under its wheel at a curve near Bethu village on the Napoklu-Kaikadu main road on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Narendra (33), a resident of Kaikadu village.
Narendra was returning home from Napoklu side when he lost control of the tractor at a curve near a coffee estate and it toppled. Narendra was trapped under a wheel and died on the spot.
The Napoklu police visited the spot and shifted the body to the Madikeri district hospital for post-mortem examination. A case has been registered in this regard.