Bengaluru: A 49-year-old journalist died after a truck accelerated lost control and fell in his bicycle near the city hall on Sunday.
The deceased is Gangadhara Murthy SS, a resident of Nagasandra near the Peenya and Indigenous Sringer.
He works as a sub-editor leader with Kannada every day.
According to the police, Murthy was on his way to the office in Chamarajpet around 16:00 when the accident occurred.
The truck was loaded with empty plastic barrels and was on the way from JC road to the city market.
The driver lost control over the vehicle while turning left and the truck crashed into the median on the right before falling to the side.
Murthy was arrested below while the truck driver escaped.
Police officers and traffic restored Murthy and moved it to Victoria Hospital.
He did not respond to care and died around 5.20pm.