Ex-serviceman run over by truck while trying to avoid pothole in Karnataka’s Mandya

Poor roads have claimed yet another life in Karnataka as an ex-serviceman was killed in an accident at Kaaremane Gate, Sathanur near Mandya on Sunday, according to the police.

Officers identified the deceased as S N Kumar, 39, who had recently retired from the armed forces. He had then been selected as a constable with the state police and had been undergoing training in Bengaluru for the past six months.

The accident occurred when Kumar, who was visiting his village, tried to avoid a pothole near Sathanur, officers said. “In the process, his bike hit another bike that was coming from the opposite direction,