Bantwal: In a car and bike collision that occurred on Sunday night at Kudrebettu near Mani, the young biker reportedly died after being grievously injured.
The deceased has been identified as Yathiraj, a youngster hailing from Kalladka.
The accident reportedly happened at Kudrebettu where the car coming from Kalladka collided with the bike that Yathiraj was riding while he was coming from Mani. Yathiraj sustained grave injuries in the accident and was immediately taken to a private hospital in Mangaluru, where he breathed his last.
The car which collided with the bike, then further collided into the electric pole by the road and was completely totalled. The bike too is reportedly entirely damaged.
The Melkar Traffic police visited the site of the accident and a case has been registered in this regard.


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Kolkata (PTI): Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match here on Saturday.
Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).
Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.
In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.
Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.
For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.
Brief Score:
KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Camero Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).
GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).
