Udupi Traffic Police booked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and others on September 1 for causing the death of a two-wheeler rider by negligence on account of bad condition of Panvel-Kochi National Highway 66.
Pradeep Kumar, 33, was riding a motorcycle on the service road from Karavali Junction towards Kinnimulky. He fell on the road while negotiating a pothole at Ambalapady Junction where the NHAI is constructing a vehicular overpass. As he fell down, a 16-wheel truck crushed his head on the spot, which was captured on CCTV camera. The footage was released by the Udupi district police.
