Elderly man killed after tractor hits bike in Nirmal

A case of hit and run was registered against the tractor driver, who went absconding after the incident

Nirmal: An elderly man was killed on the spot after a tractor hit the two-wheeler on which he was travelling in Khanapur town in Nirmal district on Thursday.

Khanapur Sub-Inspector R Shankar said Karengula Dharmapuri (75), a native of Indranagar in Khanapur died on the spot. Dharmapuri was returning home after collecting his pension from a bank at the time of the incident. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and two sons.

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Ramulu, brother of the victim, lodged a complaint with the police. A case of hit and run was registered against the tractor driver, who went absconding after the incident.