A 35-year-old man was killed on-the-spot when his motorcycle hit a stationary container near Sira Gate in Tumakuru city on Thursday.
The police said that the deceased has been identified as Puttaraju (35), working as Second Division Assistant (SDA) at Agricultural office in Kunigal taluk.
He was about to reach Tumakuru when he was hit by a stationary container. He died on-the-spot due to head injury.
The container lorry from Haryana was seized by police. The lorry driver is absconding.
A case has been registered in Tumakuru police station.