Udupi: An eighty-year-old man died after a bus hit the two-wheeler he was riding near Shankattu road in Shankaranarayana police limits on Friday.The deceased is Basava Naik. Around 11.45am, Naik was riding a motorcycle on the Kundapura-Ampare road. As he reached the Shankattu road from the Moodubagey Balkattu bridge, a bus driven by Ashok from the Siddapur side collided with his motorcycle, allegedly due to negligence. The bus dragged him a short distance before stopping.The complainant, Premanand Shetty, and the public assisted the injured and provided first aid. As a result of the accident, Basava Naik sustained injuries to his right leg, both arms, and chest. The complainant took Naik to a government hospital, where doctors declared that he had already passed away.A case has been registered at the Shankaranarayana police station.
