Mangaluru, Nov 30: A cruel competition between reckless drivers of two buses claimed the life of a youngster, whose motorbike was skidded off the road in a bid to avoid collision. The incident took place on Saturday evening at near Kulshekhar on the outskirts of the city.
The police identified the deceased as Rakesh Shetty Bola (20), son of Damodar Shetty and Leeta couple from Kulshekhar.
According to the eye witnesses the Rakesh veered off to the extreme left in his bid to escape from two speeding buses that were competing on the road.
In the melee Rakesh lost control over hiss motorbike and fell. He sustained critical head injuries in the accident.
It is said that even though people gathered at the accident scene no one came forward to touch the victim for a few minutes. He was taken to a hospital after the arrival of police. However, he breathed his last in the hospital.
Rakesh was working for a software company in Bengaluru and had visited his hometown a couple of days ago. It is learnt that he had planned to return on Monday. He had served as the working president of All College Student Association in 2012-13.
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