Mangaluru : A 16-year-old boy, who was riding pillion on a neighbour’s scooter, died after the scooter was hit by a car near the busy Deralakatte junction in Mangaluru on Thursday morning.
According to the Konaje Police, Mohammed Shafique (16), a student of Government School Kalakatta, was travelling on a scooter with a neighbour, Abdul Razak. The two were travelling from Kalkatta to Deralakatte when Abdul Razak slowed down the scooter seeing a relative standing near the junction. The car which was behind the scooter, hit the scooter.
According to the Police, Shafique fell off the scooter and was severely injured. He was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to the injury.