Biker falls to death from flyover

Bengaluru: In a tragic incident, a 33-year old biker died on the spot after falling off the flyover near Electronics City here on Monday. The police identified the deceased as Kore Nagarjuna (33), a native of Andhra Pradesh.

According to sources from the spot, the incident took place around 11:45 am when Nagarjuna was driving towards Electronics City from Silk Board on the elevated expressway at high speed.

When he reached the down-ramp to the toll plaza, he allegedly lost balance and crashed into the retaining wall as a result of which he was thrown onto Hosur Main Road passing below. Due to the impact, he died on the spot, sources added.

An inspection was carried out by officials from Bangalore Elevated Tollway Private Limited (BETPL) and the jurisdictional traffic police following the incident. According to sources, a case was registered at the Electronics City police station with over-speeding and careless driving cited as the cause of the accident.

 Last year on September 15, a Tamil Nadu-based couple, who had stopped their bike on a bylane of the flyover, was hit by an over-speeding sedan.