Pratap Rai, a 33-year-old hotel worker from West Bengal, died on Thursday night after his two-wheeler collided with a concrete mixer lorry on the main road in Doddaballapur. Traffic police stated that the accident occurred when the lorry struck the two-wheeler at a road turn, causing both riders to fall. Pratap, who resided in Adugodi, sustained severe injuries and died at the scene.
His friend Sanoj Steffin, who was driving the two-wheeler, is currently receiving treatment at a hospital. The lorry driver fled the scene without stopping the vehicle. Police have initiated efforts to locate the driver based on footage captured by CCTV cameras in the vicinity of the accident site. A case has been registered at the Yelahanka Traffic Police Station.
