Vittal: In a tragic incident a pedestrian died after being struck by a Maruthi Omni on Mysuru-Mangaluru highway near Mittur on Friday. The deceased is idenitied as Balakrishna(33) resident of Kedila Karimajalu.
Maruthi Omni was on its way from Mani towards Puttur hit Balakrishna, who was walking beside the road. Due to imapct the Balakrishna was gravely injured and died on the spot. The occupants of the car have escaped with minor injuries.
Vittal police have registered the case.