Surpur: A 16-year-old student died on Tuesday morning after a bike and a passenger auto collided head-on near the bus stop at Sarvajna Circle in Rangampet on the Surpur–Shahapur main road.

The deceased has been identified as Shivaraj Pujari of Sharadahalli village in Shahapur taluk. He was studying in first-year PUC in Shahapur and was returning from a relative’s house in Hasanapur when the accident took place. He suffered a severe head injury and died on the spot.

Another boy, Siddappa, who was riding pillion, sustained serious injuries and is undergoing treatment at the Surpur government hospital. A woman travelling in the auto also fell and suffered injuries; she too is receiving treatment.

Taluk Health Officer Dr. R. V. Naik rushed to the spot after receiving the news and helped shi

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