TUMAKURU: Two men, who were fixing a flat tyre of the car they were travelling in, died after they were run over by an unidentified vehicle at Kuntegowdanahalli in Sira taluk on Sunday night.
The deceased were identified as Mahesh and Umesh, both aged about 40, from Avalahalli in Bengaluru. They were on their way from Tumakuru to Sira when one of the tyres of their car got punctured.
Even as they were removing the punctured tyre and fixing the spare wheel, an unidentified vehicle ran over them, killing them on the spot. The Kallambella police have registered a case.