UDUPI, MANGALURU: A man who was sleeping in a petrol bunk was run over by a tipper early today morning. The deceased was identified as Shivaraj (38), hailing from Korlikoppa in in Sagar taluk of Shivamogga.
Two men, Shivaraj and Mahendra, were sleeping near a goods vehicle at the Someshwara petrol pump near Hebri. A tipper truck, which had come to refuel, ran over them while exiting the petrol station. While Shivaraj died on the spot, Mahendra sustained some injuries.
In another incident, a youth who was riding a motorcycle died after he hit the road median on the Belthangady-Ujire road on Thursday.
Dixit, a student of SDM College in Ujire and a resident of Dharmastala, had sustained severe injuries and was rushed to a hospital in Mangaluru, but did not respond to treatment.