Parmesh S Jain
A 35-year-old electrician was killed and the rider injured when a speeding BMTC bus knocked their scooter down on ITPL road in Whitefield road on Wednesday.
The deceased has been identified as,Shankar Prasad,35 while the injured Nasim Akhtar,19 was being treated at a private hospital .
The duo are from Gorakhpur in UP and working for a private firm.
Senior officer rushed to spot and after collecting information he said, the duo was heading to work when the BMTC bus moving in the same direction veered to the left in order to stop on the road side.
As a result Akhtar who was riding the scooter lost control and collided with the scooter with the footpath.
Due to the impact she fell on the left side while Prasad slipped under the moving wheels and crushed to death.
The Whitefield traffic police rushed to the spot and booked the driver for rash and negligent driving and also death due to negligence and further investigation is on.