Udupi, Dec 11: A speeding car knocked down a scooter from behind killing the rider on State Highway Number 1 near Sannoni Cross at Nandikur in Kaup taluk of Udupi district on Monday.
According to the police, the car was being driven by Sheetal Jain moving from Karkala to Padubidri, when it hit the scooter which was moving in front of it, in the same direction.
As a result of the collision, the scooter rider, Shivanna Shetty (65), was thrown onto the car and then onto the road. He suffered severe head injuries.
Shivanna Shetty was rushed to Padubidri Primary Health Centre, where the doctor pronounced him dead.
Rash and negligent driving by the car driver is said to be the cause for the accident.
A case has been registered at the Padubidri Police Station, the police said.
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