Bike rider dies after colliding with KSRTC bus, his friends assault driver

BENGALURU: A 39-year-old man died on the spot after his motorcycle collided with a KSRTC on Dr Rajkumar road on Saturday.  The deceased has been identified as Ramesh.

The KSRTC bus was coming to Bengaluru from Kukke Subrahmanya via Rajkumar Road when, around 1.30 am, Ramesh tried to overtake the bus, took right turn and collided with the bus. He fell to the ground, suffered severe head injuries and succumbed at a hospital without responding to the treatment.

The KSRTC bus driver and a depot manager have claimed that over 20 people, who were friends of Ramesh, assaulted the KSRTC bus staff after the accident. Liquor bottles were also found near the bike at the accident spot and it is suspected that the bike rider was drunk.

A case has been registered at Rajajinagar traffic police station while the bus driver case has filed a case of assault with the Law and Order police at the same station.