Udupi: In a tragic road accident reported in Brahmavara, two teenagers died on the spot after their two-wheeler collided with a truck on NH 66 here.

The deceased youngsters have been identified as Samith Kumar (19), a resident of Shivamogga, and Vageesh (19), a resident of Saligram. Both the deceased youngsters were reportedly studying in a college in Udupi.

According to the reports, the two students were on their way home from college when their two-wheeler collided with a truck during an attempt to overtake it. Both students sustained critical injuries and breathed their last on the spot.

A case in this regard was registered at the Brahmavara Police Station in this regard.

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Mumbai (PTI): Bhavesh Bhinde, an advertising firm’s director, whose company had put up the giant hoarding that collapsed in Mumbai killing 16 people, was brought to the city early on Friday, a police official said.

Bhinde, director of M/s Ego Media Pvt. Ltd., the advertising agency which recently installed the billboard that crashed in suburban Ghatkopar on Monday evening, was apprehended from Udaipur in Rajasthan on Thursday, he said.

Bhinde was then taken to Ahmedabad and from there he was brought to Mumbai by flight, the official said.

The police team along with Bhinde arrived at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport around 5 am and he was taken to a crime branch office, he said.

He will be produced before the court later in the day, he said.

After trailing Bhinde for three days, the city police nabbed him on Thursday from Udaipur, he said.

The 120 feet x 120 feet hoarding collapsed onto a nearby petrol pump in the Chhedanagar area in Ghatkopar during gusty winds and heavy unseasonal rains, killing 16 people and injuring 75 others.

After the tragedy, a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder under the IPC was registered at the Pant Nagar Police Station against Bhinde, all directors of the advertising agency Ego Media, its officials and employees, officials had said earlier.