Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Mar 26: Nikitha Cutinha, a 16 year old II PUC student of St Aloysius College was knocked down by an over-speeding car driven by a woman opposite Derebail Church on Sunday March 25.
The car was driven by Sharmila, a resident of Bengaluru who owns an apartment at Bejai Kapikad in city.
Nikitha who is the daughter of Noreen Crasta, a senior staff nurse of AJ hospital and Jerome Cutinha who works in Saudi Arabia, was waiting for bus on the roadside when the tragic incident occurred.
The rash and negligent driving by the driver is said to be the reason behind the mishap. The driver drove to the extreme left of the road on to the pavement and injured Nikitha. She sustained major injury to her head including haemorrhage and severe bleeding.
She was immediately shifted to AJ hospital by a Good Samaritan and was operated upon by reputed neuro surgeons of the hospital. As of now she is in a very critical condition and doctors have reserved a period of 48 hours before giving further opinion on her chances of recovery.