Inchara Udupi
Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi
Udupi, May 2: A pedestrian was killed after a car hit him while crossing the road in front of CSI School, Muloor on NH 66 here on Friday May 2.
The deceased, identified as Hasan alias Hassainar (60), was a resident of Kodi in Kundapur.
Said to be from a poor family, Hasan leaves behind his wife, a daughter and a son.
He was on the way to his younger sister's house at Muloor when the accident took place.
It is said that he was crossing the road in front of CSI School when a car moving towards Kaup knocked him down. He died on the spot.
The owner of the car has been identified as Vishwanath Shetty.
On hearing about the accident, KPCC secretary M A Ghafoor gathered a few locals and helped in shifting the body to the mortuary.
District incharge minister Vinaykumar Sorake and MA Pramod Madhwaraj visited the hospital to meet the family of the deceased and expressed their sypamthies.
Kaup police inspector Rajendra Nayak arrived at the spot and took the car as well as its driver into custody. Further investigations are on.