A 25-year-old security guard was killed after a goods vehicle knocked him down in Yelahanka police station limits on Tuesday night.
The deceased was identified as Jayadev, a native of Uttar Pradesh.
According to the police, he was working at a private firm and was returning home from work, when the vehicle knocked down his motorcycle.
Jayadev sustained severe head injuries and was rushed to a near-by private hospital where he succumbed to his death.
The Yelahanka traffic police have registered a case against the driver for further investigation.