Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (JD)
Udupi, Mar 16: A 50-year-old unidentified person succumbed to death after getting crushed under the wheels of a tipper. The incident took place near Karavali bypass on Tuesday evening.
The deceased was reportedly mentally challenged. Locals said that the deceased was sitting on the side of the road without being properly clothed.
Seeing the tipper the man jumped in front of the vehicle, even though the tipper was moving at a slow pace, the man was killed after suffering grievous injuries in the accident.
A case in this regard has been filed in the Udupi traffic police station and an investigation is underway.