Bengaluru: Elderly couple sleeping outside their house run over by truck

BENGALURU: An elderly couple, who were sleeping outside their house in Rajankunte on the city outskirts, got run over by a truck on Saturday night. According to the police the deceased, identified as Ramakrishna, 60, and his wife Rathnamma, both labourers, have been sleeping outside for the past few days due to soaring mercury levels.

They were sleeping near the road and the truck driver, who was reversing the vehicle, failed to see them and the rear wheels ran over them. They died while being taken to the hospital. Fearing attack by villagers and arrest, the driver abandoned the vehicle and fled. Police have established the identity of the driver and a team has been formed to trace him, police added.

Investigations revealed that the truck had come to pick up some people from the village. B. Ramesh, Superintendent of Police, Bengaluru Rural, said, “The area was not well-lit. The driver was reversing the vehicle and failed to notice the couple and the accident happened. They were rushed to a nearby hospital by locals, but died on the way.” Rajankunte police have registered a case of hit and run.