BBMP employee dies in accident

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A 27-year-old biker died after he allegedly lost his balance while driving and crashed into the footpath in the Sadashivanagar traffic police station limits in the city. The deceased was identified by his identity card, which mentioned his name as Prashanth Naik, 27.

The jurisdictional traffic police said that he was an employee at the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)’s health department. It was also revealed that Naik was a native of Hassan district. The incident took place around 12:40 a.m. on Tuesday while he was returning to his house in JP Nagar through P Chowdaiah Road from his office in Sadashivanagar here.

The police said that as Naik was passing through Gokak Park, he allegedly crashed into the footpath. He fell and died on the spot, suffering from severe head injuries, the police said. Following a spot inspection, negligence and overspeeding was the cause of the accident, the cops said.