Three including two techies killed in road accident in Bengaluru

Yogesh K Porwar & Avanth Kumar Kankaria

Two techies among three persons killed in separate road accidents which took place in Hebbal traffic police stations limits in the early hours of Sunday.

The deceased has been identified as,two software engineers have been identified as Kiran, 23 and his cousin,Yatish, 23 .

Senior officer along with Hebbal traffic inspector and staff rushed to the spot and after collecting information said,The duo are residents of Amruthahalli and working for a IT company and were working from home.

Yatish was native of Holalkere in Chitradurga and stayed in his cousin Kiran’s house in Amruthahalli.

Probe revealed that Kiran had bought a new bike and the duo set out for a joy ride at around 1.30 am .

While they were riding on Byatarayanapura service road,a speeding car coming from Kodigehalli junction knock down their bike.The duo slipped and sustained severe injuries .

Passers-by rushed them to a near-by hospital where the doctors declared them as brought dead.

The car driver sped away soon after the accident and the Hebbal traffic police have taken up a case of hit and run and efforts are on to track down the accused.

In another incident,a 27-year-old private firm employee killed after he lost control over the scooter he was riding and collided with a road divider on ring road on Sunday morning.

The deceased Raghuveer resident of Bagalagunte was returning home after attending a function at friend’s house in Hegdenagar.The Hebbal traffic police have registered a case and are investigating .