Mangaluru, Feb 12, 2020: A 22 year old lorry driver of Belagavi origin who was critically injured after he was knocked down by a private bus on the night of February 11, Tuesday, has succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital at Derlakatte on Wednesday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Kiran Rathod. The mishap had occurred when Rathod had parked his lorry in front of Talapady toll gate and was on way to a hotel to have tea.
It is said the bus driver in his rush to pick up passengers had all off a sudden turned the bus resulting in the mishap resulting in severe head injuries to Rathod.