Doctor fatally run over by lorry

BANGALORE: A 24-yearold doctor was killed instantly, after a speeding BBMP tipper lorry hit his bike from behind and ran over him.The incident was reported on Krupanidhi College Road near Gunjur in Whitefield traffic police station limits on Thursday evening.The deceased has been identified as Rangappa Basavanthappa Ronad, a native of Badami taluk in Bagalkot district.He was working as a doctor at Swarnamukhi Hospital located on Sarjapur Road and was residing near the hospital.According to the police, Ronad was on his way home on his bike at around 7.30 pm when the accident occurred.Fearing public wrath, the tipper driver abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene.Whitefield traffic police, who have registered a case, have seized the tipper and are on the look out for the absconding driver.