Surathkal: In a road accident that reportedly occurred on the National Highway 66, Ganesh Devadiga, a 27-year-old youngster from Indiranagar in Haleyangadi, died as a vehicle hit his two-wheeler at the Mukka Junction on Thursday morning.

Ganesh, who was employed at the Panambur port, was traveling to work on his two-wheeler at around 7 am on Thursday. At Mukka Junction, he slowed his vehicle seeing the barricades on the road there, but the speeding vehicle behind him rammed into the youngster’s scooter.

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Ganesh reportedly sustained serious injuries due to the collision and was taken immediately to a private hospital but the doctors at the hospital declared that he was already dead.

Mangaluru (North Division) Traffic Police have registered a case and investigation is underway regarding the road accident resulting in Ganesh’s death.

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