Mangaluru: Mangaluru City police have seized a bus that allegedly knocked down a pedestrian and fled without stopping in Jappinamogaru on Oct 22. The pedestrian, an unidentified man aged between 30 and 35, died of his injuries.City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH stated that the accident occurred around 7.50pm in front of AK Lodge at Jappinamogaru, towards Mahakalipadpu. The pedestrian was walking along the left side of the road when a bus allegedly hit him and fled the scene.The injured man fell by the roadside and sustained a severe head injury. The public who gathered at the spot attended to him and rushed him to district Wenlock Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Mangaluru South Traffic police registered a case under Sections 281 and 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 134(a) and 134(b) of the Motor Vehicles Act.During the investigation, police examined CCTV footage and identified the private bus operating on route 42. Preliminary investigation, based on CCTV footage from the accident site and surrounding areas and statements from passengers, indicated that the bus was being driven by Sudheer K,40, a resident of Kasaragod. Police found that his driving licence was valid.The commissioner further said that investigation would examine all aspects of the case, including mobile phone location data of the driver and passengers who could serve as witnesses, along with other evidence.
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