Talapady, Dec 24, 2022: A speeding car which knocked down a scooter which two foreign students were riding on December 23, Friday was intercepted by locals at Talapady Devipura. The car driver was later handed over to the police.
The police have detained the car driver Mubarish of Kerala origin. His car has also been seized. The car was heading towards Kerala from Mangaluru when it hit the scooter on the NH 66 near Kotekar.
The scooterist Setid Bhashang (30) has sustained serious injuries while the pillion rider Ali Sagar (30) suffered minor injuries.
Both of them are students of Mangalore University and are residing at a lodge at Derlakatte.