Date:01/05/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/05/01/stories/2006050118970300.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Four killed in road accidents

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: Four persons died in road accidents reported from different parts of the city on Saturday and Sunday.

Dinesh Kumar (32) died on the spot and Ravi Bhat was seriously injured when a vehicle hit their motorcycle on Rajkumar Road in Subramanyanagar Police Station limits on Saturday.

Working with ICICI Bank on Mahatma Gandhi Road, the two were returning home at Mahalakshmipuram when the accident occurred, the police said.

Mallesh, a vegetable vendor, died on the spot when a vehicle hit him at Goraguntepalya in Yeshwanthpur Police Station limits on Saturday. He was a native of Bidar, police said.

In another incident, two persons riding a motorcycle died on the spot when a Tamil Nadu Transport Corporation bus hit them near Bidadi on Sunday.

The police gave the names of the dead as Vairamudaiah (50) of Tavarekere and Narasimhaiah (35) of Ganakal. The accident occurred near Kanmanaki.