Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur (SP)

Puttur, Aug 20: Honorary editor of 'Sanmarga' Kannada weekly, P Noor Mohammed (72), breathed his last after the two-wheeler in which he was travelling was hit by a truck from behind on the night of Tuesday August 19. Mohammed was returning home after performing namaz at Maszudul Huda in Nekkilady in the taluk, when tragedy struck.

The truck hit the Honda Activa two-wheeler he was riding home near Nekkilady on national highway 75. Due to the impact of the accident, Mohammed was tossed from his vehicle onto the road. He suffered grave injuries and breathed his last on the spot. The truck driver, after getting involved with this accident, sped away without caring to attend to the victim.

A case stands registered in traffic police station here relating to this accident.

Noor Mohammed was the founder editor of 'Sanmarga'. He is survived by four sons and three daughters. He had translated several Malayalam and Urdu works into Kannada. He was working on translating Quran into Kannada since sometime.

The locals have been complaining about recklessly driven heavy vehicles moving about on national highway in Uppinangady, Nekkilady, Mani, Perne etc, endangering lives of the people using these highways. The drivers of these vehicles care two hoots for road rules, capacity of vehicles, and need to give importance to safety, many said. Illegal sand mining activity too has contributed to the increase in the number of vehicles on the road, which account for several hit-and-run cases each month. A number of pedestrians and two-wheeler riders have lost their lives because of these vehicles which have no concern for fellow road users, they complain.