Mangalore: Woman Killed in Bus Accident at Kankanady

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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (VM)

Mangalore, Oct 31: In a tragic incident, an elderly woman was killed just after she alighted from a city bus here on Wednesday October 31.

The deceased has been identified as Veronica Pinto (72), a resident of Saripalla in Kulshekar and wife of the late Antony John Pinto.

It is said that she was returning from a Mass at Nagori church, offered on the occasion of the death anniversary of her husband's brother, when the accident took place.

The accident occured at Kankanady. Veronica had just got down from the bus to cross the road when the bus hit her.

She was rushed to the hospital where she breathed her last.

The bus Rajkumar (KA 19 C 9829) was plying from State Bank.

Veronica's handbag was recovered from the spot in which the police found Rs 8,900 in cash, a mobile phone and a chain.

Veronica is survived by two sons and a daughter. She was the mother-in-law of JD(S) leader Sushil Noronha.

Kadri police are investigating.