Luggage auto- driver run over by truck

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A luggage auto driver was run over by a speeding canter truck on Vijayanagar main road on Thursday morning crushing the luggage carrier. Sources at the scene of the accident said the truck rammed into the luggage carrier throwing its driver, Chandrappa, 54, off the vehicle due to the impact of the collision.

However, before the driver could react, the truck ran over him, killing him on the spot. A resident of Kamalanagara, Chandrappa had been driving a luggage carrier auto-rickshaw for several years. The truck driver is currently absconding. The incident took place near West of Chord Road Manjunatha Nagar.The traffic police have registered a case in the matter