Mysuru: In a tragic incident, a pillion rider was killed on the spot and the rider sustained serious injuries when a lorry hit the bike from behind near Royal Inn Hotel junction on KRS Road here on Monday evening.
While the deceased pillion rider has been identified as Mahadeva (40), a resident of Udayagiri, the rider, who sustained serious injuries, has been identified as 42-year-old Ningaraju, also of Udayagiri. Mahadeva and Ningaraju, both masons by profession, were returning home after finishing work on the bike (KA-55 H-1672), when a lorry (MH-06 AC-3108) hit the bike from behind near Royal Inn junction resulting in the death of pillion rider Mahadeva on the spot and Ningaraju suffering serious injuries.
