PU student dies in mishap in Bengaluru

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: In a tragic incident, a Pre-University college student died while her father was injured when the scooter she was riding pillion hit a private bus in Bengaluru.

The accident occurred near Jalahalli Cross in the city on Monday morning. Disha, 18, was on the way to attend tuition in Malleshwaram while the private bus was moving towards Yeshwanthpura. Sources said that on receiving the signal, the bus driver swerved into the service road following which the motorcycle hit the bus.

The two-wheeler fell on the girl who suffered serious injuries to her leg. Disha was a second PUC student science student at the MES College in Malleshwaram and wanted to be an engineer, her mother said. The driver was arrested and a case was registered.

18-yr-old stabbed

An 18 year old student was stabbed to death near Goutham College in Manjunathnagar in the city. The victim,Suhail, was doing his first year PUC. The reason for the killing is yet to be ascertained. Basaveshnagar Police inspected the spot.