KOZHIKODE: A young pillion rider was killed and another one injured, when a power pole of KSEB fell on their motorbike at Naduvattam near Beypore on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Arjun, son of Machakkal Babu, a resident of Kallingal near Beypore. His friend, who was riding the bike, also sustained minor injuries in the incident.
According to police, the incident happened near Beypore Milma Diary around 12 noon. The youths were coming towards Beypore from Vattakkinar side and the pole suddenly fell on them while KSEB's contract workers were dismantling an old electric pole on the side of the road. Though Arjun was rushed to a hospital, he died there.
