In separate accidents, two two-wheeler riders were killed after they hit barricades erected on the middle of the road in city last night. While one accident occurred on the T. Narsipur Road, the other took place near the Bandipalya APMC Market.
The first incident occurred at around 9.30 pm and the victim has been identified as 39-year-old Mahadeva Naika, son of late Putta Ankaiah and a resident of Mahadeshwara Layout at Kumbarakoppalu. Police said that Mahadeva Naika worked at Hoskote near Suttur and was returning home from work on his TVS Excel (KA-09 EX-2159). As he reached Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Nagar at around 9.30 pm, he rammed against the iron barricade.
