A bike rider dies on the spot after he hit a TT van, which had brought tourists to Kodagu. Mason Basava, hailing from Mysore is the victim. He used to work as a mason in Sunticoppa and other places. Today at 1:30 PM, along with his co-worker Subbanna, who was riding pillion in the bike (KA 55 V 0016), he was riding from Sunticoppa to Gandhadakote, near Kushalnagar. At the same time, the T T (KL 11 AG 7011) from Kasargod district's Mulleriya that had brought tourists to Kodagu, was going to Madikeri after visiting the golden temple. The bike which had lost control in Shantigiri turn, hit the T T, which was coming from the opposite direction. Basava who fell off the bike was severely wounded and died on the spot. T T driver Razzak tried to avoid the bike; during the stint he lost control and hit the billboard near the fence attached to the highway. Luckily, all 12 tourists and the pillion rider escaped without being hurt. The victim was drunk and was over speeding, which is suspected to be the reason for accident. Dy SP Murlidhar and police officer Jayaram visited the spot and have registered a case. Postmortem was conducted at Kushalnagar hospital.
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