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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore
Mangalore, Aug 28: A youngster died on the spot after a bus rammed into him at Bendoorwell bus stop here on Thursday August 28.
The deceased has been identified as Tilak (18) from Panemangalore.
Eyewitnesses said that number 51 bus moving towards Konaje, in a bid to overtake another bus, ran over the bus stop and hit Tilak who was standing there, killing him on the spot.
The driver of the bus, identified as Ashfaque, fled from the spot immediately after the accident, police said.
Sources said that two others were injured in the accident, but their identities are yet to known.
Crowds gathered at the spot and the police had a tough time maintaining order.
Kadri police inspector T D Nagaraj arrived at the spot and registered a case.