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Mangalore:A road accident involving a scooter and a tipper lorry at Jeppinamogaru on October 21, Monday evening, claimed the life of an Associate Professor of the College of Fisheries at Ekkur.
The deceased person is Iqlas Ahmed (54). It is learnt, the negligence of the tipper driver was the cause of the mishap. He had reportedly veered his vehicle to the extreme left of the road in turn knocking down Ahmed whose vehicle virtually came under the tipper.
The accident occurred at around 5 pm when Ahmed was on way to his residence after his duty. A seriously injured Ahmed was immediately rushed to the hospital, but his life could not be saved.
A case has been registered by Mangalore Rural police.