Woman crushed to death by speeding BMTC bus and welder mowed down by speeding garbage truck in two seperate incidents

Yogesh K Porwar & Siddarath Sethia

A 60-year-old woman was killed when a speeding BMTC bus knocked her down near Subbaiah circle in Halasurgate police station limits on Wednesday.

The deceased Pushpa,resident of Cubbonpet was walking to a bakery near her house when the bus knocked her down.

The severely injured Pushpa was rushed to hospital where she succumbed to her injuries .

The Halasurgate traffic police have registered a case of death due to negligence against the driver for further investigations .

In another incident,a 42-year-old welder was killed when a speeding garbage truck knocked him down in Banashankari police station limits on Wednesday.

The deceased Maqdoom,was going home for lunch break when the truck knocked down his scooter near Bendre circle.

Maqdoom lost control and came under the moving wheels and severely injured.

He was rushed to a near-by hospital where the doctor declared him as brought dead.

The Banashankari traffic police have registered a case against the truck driver for further investigation.