Mangaluru: In an incident reported from the outskirts of the city, an 85-year-old man died after being run over by a pick-up truck on Sunday morning. The incident was reported from Kakkebettu in Shaktinagar here in the outskirts of the city.
The deceased senior citizen has been identified as Koragappa, a resident of the worker’s colony in Kakkebettu here.
According to the reports, the incident took place when a pickup van loaded with tiles ran over him while the driver was reversing the vehicle. Koragappa was reportedly standing in the compound of his house when the pickup van mowed him down.
Koragappa sustained critical head injuries and was being rushed to District Government hospital when he breathed his last.
A case in this regard has been registered at Kankanady Police Station.
