Bengaluru: A 27-year-old died instantly in a road accident that occurred late Thursday night near the Gudemaranahalli toll gate in Magadi taluk, Bengaluru South District.

The tragedy involved a car owned by R Shashank, son of former Minister and Chairman of the Guarantee Schemes Implementation Committee, H M Revanna.

The accident took place around 11 pm. The deceased has been identified as Rajesh (27), a resident of Belagumba village in Magadi Taluk.

Rajesh, who worked for a private company in Bengaluru, was returning home on his scooter after work when the car (Registration No: KA 51 MQ 0555), travelling from Magadi towards Bengaluru, collided with him. Rajesh sustained severe injuries from the impact and died on the spot.

There are conflicting accounts regarding who was driving the v

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