Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal (SP)
Bantwal, Mar 8: After a lorry hit a two-wheeler in which a father-son duo was travelling, the boy, who suffered grave injuries, lost his life. His father survived with critical injuries. This accident took place on Monday March 7 near Kere, Gadiyara, on national highway 75.
The boy who breathed his last due to injuries he suffered in the said accident was Adwait D Shetty (11), son of Dinesh Shetty and a sixth standard student. He was rushed to a hospital in Thumbe with serious injuries but he did not survive. His father, Dinesh Shetty, was admitted into a local hospital.
Adwait was a student of Eisdom School, Budoli. He was returning home after school in the two-wheeler driven by his father when a lorry that was moving towards Bengaluru hit the duo and escaped. The locals found the vehicle near Nellyadi. The scooter was badly mangled in the accident.