Bangalore: Two people, including a woman, were killed in separate road accidents in the city on Saturday night.
In the incident reported near Angala Parameshwari temple on Magadi Road, a 27-year-old lab technician was killed on Sunday morning after she was run over by a bus.
The deceased, YashaÂswini, was a native of Bhadrawathi near ShiÂmoga and was staying in a PG accommodation at PadaraÂyanapura near Mysore RoÂad. She was working at a private hospital in Rajajinagar.
Police said that the victim was going on a TVS Scooty towards Binny Mill on Magadi Road to meet a friend. Around 7 am, a speÂedÂing bus hit her two-wheeler near Angala ParameÂshwari temple and ran over her.
She died on the spot and the bus driver was arrested in this connection. In another incident, a 35-year-old traditional healer was knocked down by a BMTC bus on Channasandra Main Road.
The deceased, Siddaiah, was a resident of YantÂaganahalli near NelamÂangala. Police said that Siddaiah was going on his bike to his sister’s house in Chikka Tirupati when the accident occurred.
His bike was hit by a BMTC bus from behind on Channasandra Main Road and as he fell down, the bus ran over him killing him on the spot. The bus also hit another biker, ManÂjunath, 31, before stopping. Manjunath has been admitted to a hospital with head injuries. The bus driver absconded after the incident. WhiÂtefield traffic police have registered a case in this connection.
