A 42-year-old welder was killed when a speeding Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) garbage truck knocked him down in Banashankari police station limits on Wednesday.
The deceased Madassar was going home for lunch break when the garbage truck knocked down his scooter near Bendre Circle. Mudassar lost control and came under the moving wheels and was severely injured. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where the doctor declared him as brought dead.
The Banashankari traffic police have registered a case against the BBMP garbage truck driver, Manjunath, 50. His medical examination showed he was drunk. A case of rash and negligent driving, drunk driving, and also causing death due to negligence has been registered against him. Manjunath was arrested and the truck was seized for further investigation.
