BMTC bus crushes 10-yr-old schoolgirl

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Four people, including a student, died in separate accidents that occurred on Wednesday night and Thursday morning under Peenya, Yelah anka, Kamakshipalya and Yeshwantpur traffic police stations. Student Tanvikrishna (10) died on the spot after being run over by a BMTC bus near Maruti Nagar, Kogilu Cross, Yelahanka.

She was studying in Class 5. Her mother Harshita was riding a scooter to drop her two children to school on Thursday morning when the vehicle lost control near the Indian Oil petrol pump. All three fell, and Tanvikrishna was crushed under the rear wheel of a BMTC bus coming from behind.

The accident occurred around 8.20 am. The bus was on its way from Yelahanka to Shiva jinagar. CCTV footage shows the scooter losing balance after sudden braking near roadworks and another parked two wheeler. Police said the postmortem was conducted and the body handed over to the family.

A case has been registered at Yelahanka Traffic Police Station.