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Driver Arrested After Truck Hits Parked Car, Killing Bengaluru Reality-Show Dancer

Police are probing possible driver fatigue based on CCTV footage.

Overview

  • Sudheendra, a dancer and instructor known from Kannada TV shows, died Tuesday near Pemmanahalli in Nelamangala.
  • He had stopped on the roadside to check a mechanical snag in his newly delivered car when a truck struck the stationary vehicle.
  • CCTV footage reviewed by police shows the truck veering toward the parked car as he stood beside it.
  • Dobspet police seized the truck, registered a case, and arrested the driver identified as P. Kumar, who underwent a medical test for intoxication.
  • Investigators cite a preliminary suspicion that the driver may have dozed off, and reports differ on the victim’s age.