BENGALURU: A 34-year-old man riding a BMW bike died while the pillion rider sustained injuries in a collision between the bike and a car at
Ashoka Pillar junction
in Jayanagar on Wednesday night.
The deceased has been identified as Shaik Nausheer Ahmed, a resident of Dairy circle on Hosur Road. He was a used bikes dealer having office in Jayanagar fourth block.
The pillion rider is a trader from Tumakuru aged around 28 years. According to police he is out of risk to his life.
The incident happened around 9.20pm. Ahmed riding the bike at high speed hit a car from the left side which was heading towards Someshwaranagar.
By preliminary investigation police said that Ahmed was trying to show the condition and performance of the BMW bike bearing registration number KA-01-HW-1272 to his customer. Both were not wearing helmets. Ahmed rode the bike from T Mariyappa Road and reached Ashoka Pillar junction. As he was over speeding he failed to notice a car and rammed into the front portion of the car from the left side.
Both riding on the bike sustained injuries. The passerby who witnessed the accident rushed the duo to a nearby private hospital where the doctors declared Ahmed was brought dead around 9.50pm. The pillion rider was referred to NIMHANS hospital and was later shifted to a private hospital.
The police have seized both the bike and a Maruti Suzuki Baleno car bearing registration number KA-03-NM-8146. Based on the complaint filed by Ahmed’s elder brother Shaik Irshad Ahmed the Wilson Garden traffic police have taken up the case against the car driver and are investigating.
A senior officer said the trader from Tumakuru who had recently purchased a used Suzuki Hayabusa bike from Ahmed. Since he didn’t like the condition and performance of the bike he had come to Ahmed to return the bike so that he can resale the bike and return his money. But Ahmed insisted on having a look at the performance of the BMW bike and took him for a ride.
If Ahmed had worn a helmet he would have escaped death. He had sustained only head injury according to doctors. Further investigation is under progress.
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