Karnataka: Man drives recklessly on footpath, kills 1; 4 injured | Mangaluru News

MANGALURU: A 23-year-old woman lost her life and four girls sustained injuries when a car driver drove on to the footpath and collided with pedestrians near Ladyhill in Karnataka’s Mangaluru on Wednesday.

The deceased was identified as Roopashri from Kana, Surathkal, while the injured were identified as Swathi (26), Hithnavi (16), Krithika (16) and Yathika (12).
All the four injured have been disharged from hospital.
City police commissioner Anupam Agrawal said that the incident took place as five girls were walking on the footpath near Mangala Swimming Pool from Mannagudda towards Ladyhill.
Car’s driver Kamalesh Baldev (57), who is into real estate business, was allegedly driving the car recklessly towards Ladyhill from Mannagudda Junction, and ran over the pedestrians on the footpath, before leaving the scene along with the car.
Subsequently, he parked the car in front of the vehicle showroom and went to his house.
Later, he went to Traffic West police station along with his father HM Baldev.
The Traffic West Police have registered a case in this regard.
Watch CCTV: Car driver mows down woman pedestrian, injures four in Mangaluru