Mangalore : Bike rider dies, pillion rider critical in road mishap

Mangalore Today News Network

 Mangalore, April 1, 2013  : A bike rider lost his life while the pillion rider sustained  serious injuries when  their bike collided head-on with a bus   at Honnakatte near Suratkal on March 31, Sunday afternoon.

The deceased bike rider has been identified as Ellappa of Bagalkote.The mishap took  place when he was on way to Honnakatte from Baikampady. It is learnt, Ellappa who was caught under the  bus, died while being taken to the hospital. The seriously injured pillion rider Govindappa  is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Mangalore.