A 24-year-old person died on the spot when car in which Shikaripur MLA B.Y. Raghavendra was travelling hit him near Madapur Cross in Honnalli taluk of Davangere district on Thursday night. The deceased has been identified as Suresh.
The incident occurred when the MLA was heading towards Shikaripur from Honnalli. According to police sources, the incident occurred when the car driver Ravichandran lost control over the vehicle. A case has been registered in Nyamati police station.