Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Bengaluru Hairstylist Killed as Speeding Baleno Rams Traffic-Signal Vehicles
Naveen was a 33-year-old hairstylist in Bengaluru.
He was riding his scooty to work on Monday morning.
He stopped at a red traffic light on Kaggadasapura Main Road.
Several other vehicles were also waiting there.
A black Baleno came speeding toward the signal and hit the vehicles.
Naveen was thrown far from his scooty by the crash.
He died at the place where the accident happened.
CCTV recorded the crash, and police took the 63-year-old driver into custody.
The reports do not say whether the driver was intoxicated.
A 33-year-old hairstylist identified as Naveen died after a black Baleno hit vehicles at a Bengaluru traffic signal.
The crash occurred around 10 a.m. Monday on Kaggadasapura Main Road and was captured on CCTV.
Naveen was stopping his scooty at a red light when the car struck two to three cars and several two-wheelers.
The impact threw Naveen nearly 50 feet, and he died at the scene.
Police took the 63-year-old Baleno driver into custody after a complaint was filed at Jeevan Bheema Nagar Traffic Police Station.
- Who
- Naveen, a 33-year-old hairstylist, was killed; the 63-year-old Baleno driver was taken into custody.
- What
- A speeding black Baleno struck multiple vehicles waiting at a traffic signal, killing Naveen.
- When
- Monday at around 10 a.m.
- Where
- Kaggadasapura Main Road, at the Vignananagar signal in Bengaluru.
- Why
- The reports describe the car as speeding or allegedly being driven rashly; they do not establish why it was speeding or whether the driver was intoxicated.
- Victim
- Naveen, a 33-year-old hairstylist
- Crash location
- Kaggadasapura Main Road, Vignananagar signal, Bengaluru
- Crash time
- Monday, around 10 a.m.
- Vehicles hit
- Two to three cars and several two-wheelers were waiting at the signal
- Vehicle involved
- Black Baleno
- Impact
- Naveen was thrown nearly 50 feet and died at the scene
- Police action
- The 63-year-old driver was taken into custody
