A 55-year-old bike-borne man turned the current casualty to the pothole-ridden roads in Bengaluru, police mentioned on Tuesday.The deceased biker was killed after a tractor ran over him when he slipped whereas attempting to keep away from a pothole, mentioned police.
Since October 2021, eight folks have misplaced their lives resulting from highway accidents. The Monday’s incident has taken the toll to 9 up to now.
The sufferer has been recognized as Kumar H, a resident of Marappanapalya. The incident occurred at Subramanyanagar, close to Rajajinagar within the metropolis.
In keeping with the CCTV footage of the accident, the motorist was attempting to overhaul the tractor when he slipped on a stretch of highway that was not asphalted and was lined with gravel. Kumar sustained extreme accidents and was rushed to KC Common Hospital, the place he died, police mentioned.
The Malleshwaram Site visitors Police have booked a case of demise resulting from negligence of the Indian Penal Code towards the tractor driver.
Quickly after the incident, the world residents held a protest on Tuesday whereas blaming the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for the demise. The protesters mentioned the situation of roads had worsened up to now few months and the civic physique had not carried out any restore work.
Final week, a 37-year-old man had sustained extreme head accidents and was in a coma after falling from his bike resulting from a pothole in Bengaluru. The sufferer, Sandeep, was returning house when he misplaced steadiness whereas crossing a pothole close to Gangamma Circle in Jalahalli.
The household had additionally alleged that police failed to say the pothole within the FIR, regardless of submitting a criticism, and as an alternative blamed the sufferer’s rash and negligent driving for the mishap.
Final month, a automotive driver hit a bike whereas negotiating a pothole killing the pillion rider instantaneously in Yelahanka. The pillion rider, Harshad Shah, had sustained a grievous head harm resulting in his demise whereas the bike rider additionally suffered critical accidents.
In one other incident, a girl died after struggling grievous accidents as she hit a pothole and fell from her automobile in Rajajinagar. After she fell, a authorities bus ran over her, leading to her demise.
The Karnataka excessive court docket has pulled up the BBMP a number of instances for failing to deal with the menace of potholes within the metropolis. Earlier this month, the HC had slammed the civic physique for ignoring its earlier orders over the last six to seven years, and directed the Nationwide Highways Authority of India to submit a report in 4 weeks.