Overview

• CCTV captured the July 6 incident in Mysuru, showing the speeding Hayabusa striking and dragging a Zomato rider’s bike before skidding and bursting into flames.
• The Zomato delivery courier, Kartik, died at the scene while the Hayabusa rider, Syed Saroon, later died of burn injuries in hospital.
• In Bengaluru’s Mysuru Bank Circle, a KSRTC bus collided with Azhar Pasha’s motorcycle, killing the 25-year-old delivery executive instantly.
• Authorities have registered an NR Traffic Police case in Mysuru, detained the Bengaluru bus driver and seized the KSRTC vehicle as investigations continue.
• The crashes underscore gig riders’ exposed position on busy roads and intensify calls for improved safety regulations.