Bengaluru Student, 20, On Scooty Run Over While Trying To Avoid Pothole
In yet another pothole-related incident in Bengaluru, a 20-year-old student was killed after she came under the wheels of a tipper truck while trying to avoid a pothole in North Bengaluru's Avalahalli area on Monday.
The second-year B.Com student, identified as Dhanushree, was travelling to her college on a two-wheeler when she lost balance and fell onto the road after abruptly changing direction in an attempt to avoid a pothole near Budigere Cross. A tipper lorry, coming from behind, ran over her, killing her on the spot. The impact was so severe that the victim's head was crushed under the wheels, news agency IANS reported.
