City Armed Reserve constable dies in crash after collision in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: A City Armed Reserve (CAR) constable died on Tuesday night after a collision with a goods vehicle on the Nayandahalli ring road service road, the police said.

The Byatarayanapura traffic police identified the deceased as 27-year-old Manu CB, a native of Davanagere residing in Azad Nagar, who served at the CAR headquarters near Sirsi Circle on Mysuru Road.

The accident took place around 8.20 pm as Manu was riding his bike from Nagarbhavi towards Nayandahalli.

The police indicated that he may have lost control of his bike while trying to navigate over spilled sand on the roadside.

He reportedly veered to one side, striking the footpath, before falling off his bike and colliding with a goods vehicle (MH 02 ER 2756) to his right.

The impact caused severe injuries to his head and other parts of his body, and he was pronounced dead on the way to Victoria Hospital, authorities said.