A 38-year-old lorry cleaner was killed after being hit by a speeding car on National Highway 44 near Lalagondanahalli Gate in Devanahalli on Saturday.The deceased has been identified as Badrilal Dariya, a native of Madhya Pradesh, who was working as a cleaner in a goods vehicle.According to the police, Dariya was accompanying the driver of a Rajasthan-registered truck that had arrived in Bengaluru to unload a consignment of garlic at Yeshwantpur.After completing the delivery, the vehicle was parked by the roadside near Devanahalli while the driver and cleaner rested before proceeding to Kolar to load mangoes the next day. At around 8:45 p.m., Dariya reportedly crossed the highway to have tea. While returning, he was standing on the roadside when a car travelling from Bengaluru towards Chickballapur, allegedly knocked him at high speed.Dariya sustained severe head and body injuries in the impact. The truck driver and the car driver immediately shifted him to a private hospital in Devanahalli by ambulance. However, doctors declared him dead on arrival.The car was allegedly driven by Mithilesh M., a resident of Peresandra in Chickballapur district.Based on a complaint filed by the truck driver, the Devanahalli police have registered a case under Sections 281 and 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for rash and negligent driving causing death. Published - June 28, 2026 06:49 pm IST