M D Nousar, 24, a resident of Nelyadi, was killed and another person injured in an accident involving two motorcycles and a scooter on the service road near the post office at Nelyadi town along National Highway 75, Daijiworld reported on 10 November 2026.
Sandesh, a resident of Kuve Koppa in Nelyadi village, who was riding the scooter, was injured and is being treated at a private hospital in Nelyadi.
Nousar worked as an excavator operator and was returning home on Sunday night after work at Golitottu. He had parked the excavator at the Bharat Petroleum outlet in Nelyadi.
Taken to hospital in Puttur
Nousar was first taken to a hospital in Puttur and succumbed to his injuries there, according to the report. His death has left his family and the Nelyadi community in grief.
The accident happened on the service road near the post office, a stretch used by local traffic alongside the national highway. The collision involved two motorcycles and a scooter, though the report does not give further detail on how the vehicles came together.
Sandesh, who was injured, is being treated at a private hospital in Nelyadi. His condition was not stated in the report.
Police investigation
Uppinangady police registered a case on a complaint by Yatheesh and are investigating, Daijiworld reported.
The police case will look into the sequence of events on the service road, and what led to the collision that took Nousar's life.
Nousar's work took him to construction sites across the region, and he was returning home after a day's work when the accident happened. His death is a loss to a young working family in Nelyadi.
The incident is distinct from other road accidents reported in the region today, including the Bantwal flyover fall, and from earlier cases in the district.
