A senior citizen in Bengaluru died after being hit by a dashing automobile days after he warned of visitors getting harmful in his locality, sparking sharp reactions from residents. The deceased, recognized as Raghunath D, was 68 years outdated. “The visitors on the trunk highway is growing and likewise turning into unruly and haphazardly with honking. Can we request the visitors police to station one or two constables and likewise have a look at extra barricades. Thanks” – this was the message he posted to a bunch on Telegram, presumably for residents of his locality, barely two days earlier than his deadly accident.
The deceased was hit by a dashing bike whereas he was taking his night stroll, a tweet by a civic activist and Janaagraha member Srinivas Alavilli stated. “4 days in the past, Mr Raghunath, a a lot revered & accountable citizen in the neighborhood, posted a warning message. On Tuesday, he was hit by a dashing automobile on his night stroll. A treasured life misplaced perpetually. Requesting pressing consideration of @blrcitytraffic @cpronammametro @BBMPCOMM,” he wrote on Twitter.
The accident befell on Tuesday night alongside the Bannerghatta important highway, reviews stated.
“This was an accident ready to occur. Because of metro development on Bannerghatta Street, diversions have been made which led to heavy visitors move for the previous few days. Group proactively reached out to involved departments however tragedy struck,” Alavilli posted in one other tweet.
Alavilli additionally posted statistics of pedestrian deaths within the Karnataka capital. “In 2022, 228 pedestrians misplaced their lives on Bengaluru roads. 737 injured,” his tweet stated.
The accident comes days after the Bengaluru visitors police’s tweet saying that town noticed the least variety of deadly highway accidents in December 2022 when in comparison with December since 2018. The latest deadly accident in Bengaluru was this morning, when two ladies from the identical household have been killed after a dashing automotive crashed into their auto rickshaw.