A 34-year-old biker was killed and the pillion rider was injured when the motorcycle hit a wall on Challaghatta main road near HAL west gate in J.B. Nagar in the wee hours of Monday.

The deceased has been identified as Pradeep Poshala. The pillion rider, Sumith chader, 33, has been admitted to a private hospital.

According to the police, the duo hail from Andhra Pradesh and are employees of IT company. They had gone to party in Indiranagar on the weekend and were returning home late in the night.

The J.B. Nagar traffic police have taken up a case of death due to negligence.