Scooterist rider hits road divider, dies

BENGALURU: A two-wheeler rider died on the spot after hitting the road divider near the BGS flyover in K R Market area late on Friday evening. His pillion rider escaped with minor injuries.

Police at the scene of the accident.

The deceased was identified as Kabir Pasha. Eight mobile phones were found in his scooter, giving rise to suspicion that he may have met with an accident while fleeing after committing theft of mobile phones.

The police visited the spot and are going through CCTV footage to ascertain the cause of the accident.