Bhatkal: A 43-year-old fisherman from Bhatkal was killed and his wife seriously injured in a road accident at Byndoor in neighbouring Udupi district on Saturday.

The deceased has been identified as Umesh Manjunath Moger, a resident of Belni in Bhatkal. His wife, Padma Moger, 35, sustained serious injuries and was shifted to a hospital in Kundapur for treatment.

Umesh had taken his wife to Kundapur for medical treatment on a motorcycle. The accident occurred while they were returning, when the motorcycle collided with a road divider at Ottinane Ghat on National Highway 66.

Umesh, who worked as a fisherman, is survived by a son and a daughter.

The body was shifted to the government hospital in Byndoor for post-mortem examination. A case has been registered at Byndoor Police Station.