Mangaluru, 23 Nov 2014: A pedestrian trying to cross the busy Mangalore - Kundapur National Highway 66 near A J Hospital, Kuntikan here on Sunday November 23 morning.
The deceased has been identified as forty-five-year-old Suresh, a resident of Konchady who was working as a mechanic in KSRTC depot nearby, just across NH 66.
The sources informed that the pedestrian was visibly confused whilst he tried to cross over to reach his work place on other side of NH 66. Meanwhile, the driver of speeding car @ 100 kilometres per hour not sensing the pedestrian was determined to cross the road ran over him in split seconds.
The driver is said to be safe, while the front portion of car was fully damaged. Urwa – Ashoknagar police registered a case in this regard.