Belthangady: A 24-year-old man from Kolar district died on the spot after his motorbike collided with a KSRTC bus at Parpikallu on Sunday morning.

The deceased has been identified as Deepak, son of Panna Keshava Gowda of Dodda Ganahalli in Mulbagal taluk.

Police said Deepak was travelling from Dharmasthala towards Bengaluru when the accident took place. The KSRTC bus involved in the collision was heading towards Dharmasthala.

Belthangady Traffic Police visited the scene and carried out an inspection at the accident site. The body has been shifted to Belthangady Government Hospital for post-mortem.

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Bengaluru: Ahead of the upcoming Good Friday festival weekend, the South Western Railway has announced a one-trip special train service between Yesvantpur Junction and Kannur via Mangaluru Junction.

According to an official released from the SWR, Train Number 06551 Yesvantpur–Kannur Express Special will depart Yesvantpur at 11.50 am on April 2 and is scheduled to arrive Kannur at 3.00 am on April 3.

In the return direction, Train Number 06552 Kannur–Yesvantpur Express Special will leave Kannur at 8.45 am on April 3 and reach Yesvantpur at 9.30 pm the same day.

The special train will halt at Kunigal, Channarayapatna, Hassan, Sakleshpura, Subrahmanya Road, Kabaka Puttur, Bantawala, Mangaluru Junction, Kasaragod, Kanhangad and Payyannur.

The train composition will have two AC two-tier coaches, six AC three-tier coaches, seven sleeper class coaches, four general second class coaches.