A 22-year-old student riding a motorcycle died after being struck by a car driver in northern Bengaluru’s Yelahanka New Town on Saturday night in what is suspected to be yet another pothole-related death in the city.
The driver is reported to have lost control of the car while negotiating an elongated rainwater-filled pothole on Attur Main Road around 11 pm. The car collided with the oncoming Bajaj Pulsar before flipping several times and eventually turning turtle.
As a result of the crash, the pillion rider, Arshid Sha, suffered fatal head injuries and was later pronounced dead by doctors. His friend, Rahul, 23, who was riding the motorcycle, suffered injuries and is undergoing treatment, according to police.
