Mangalore, June 26: A 22-year-old motorcyclist was killed and his pillion rider was injured when their vehicle was hit by a speeding lorry near Kavoor junction on Monday evening.
The Kavoor police said Dayanand (22) and his friend Chetan (23), a sales executive, were going towards Kavoor temple.
The driver of the lorry, in his bid to overtake the two-wheeler, hit the motorcycle from behind.Dayanand came under the wheels of the lorry while Chetan sustained injuries on his leg and hands.Dayanand died just as he was brought to the hospital. The police said the lorry driver had been arrested and the vehicle seized.
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