Daijiworld Media Network - Kaup

Kaup, Aug 11: The motorcycle rider injured in Saturday night’s fatal accident at Uchila on National Highway 66 has died while undergoing treatment, raising the death toll to two.

The deceased rider has been identified as Darshan Raj (21), a resident of Pandeshwar, Mangaluru, and a final-year BSc Hotel Management student at Nitte Institute of Hospitality Services. He had been admitted to a private hospital in Udupi with critical injuries but passed away around midnight.

Deceased rider Darshan Raj & pedestrian Shankar Shetty 

Earlier, pedestrian Shankar Shetty (65), a hotelier from Kaup and former official at a Mumbai-based fishing net manufacturing company, had died en route to Ajjarkad Government Hospital after being hit by the motorcycle. Shetty, originally from Ermal, is survived by his wife and an only daughter living in Australia.

Darshan’s pillion rider, Natasha, also a student of the same institution, remains hospitalised with serious injuries.

Darshan was known as a bright student and active participant in extracurricular activities, even serving as a brand ambassador for Nitte institutions, with his photographs featuring on several promotional displays. He lived with his parents at Jappu in Mangaluru, where his father works as a civil contractor. He is survived by his parents, an elder sister working as an HR manager in a private firm, and a younger sister studying in second PUC.

Padubidri police continue to investigate the accident.