Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru
With DHNS Inputs
Updated
Bengaluru, Feb 26: A water tanker that was being recklessly driven jumped a signal at Kempapura Circle near Hebbal on Airport Road in the city, killing two persons in the bargain and grievously injuring three others. The accident occurred at around 12.15 pm on Thursday February 26.
The entire incident was recorded by a CCTV camera of a nearby mall. The footage shows the tanker ramming into pedestrians and a motorist with great speed near the road divider, killing a girl and the bike rider on the spot. The video grab also showed a traffic police constable trying to chase down the fleeing truck.
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Arpita
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Tanker driver Yathish Babu
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Anand (24), who was riding the pillion of a motor bike that was waiting for green signal, and Arpita (20), a BCom degree student who was crossing the road to reach her college with some friends, lost their lives instantly as the vehicle ploughed into them. The truck was stopped by policemen at the next signal and the vehicle was seized and the driver arrested, the police added.
Anand from Chikkaballapur was coming to the city in the bike of his friend, Sumanth Reddy. Arpita was crossing the road along with some others, as the signal was showing green for those wishing to cross the road then.
Students, Kusumashree and Akshatha, as well as Sumanth Reddy, were injured. They were immediately taken to Columbia Asia Hospital nearby. Some others escaped with minor injuries. It is learnt that Sumanth has suffered fracture in his leg.
The traffic and law and order police rushed to the spot immediately, and foiled attempts being made by people to torch the water tanker. They arrested driver of the vehicle, Yathish Babu (20).
Yathish claimed that his vehicle, which was going from Rajanukunte towards Marathhalli, had suffered brake failure. When the vehicle was cheked, the police found that the brake was working fine. The police have booked the driver under different sections of the act.
ACP (Traffic) Dayanand, who visited the spot, said: “The reason for the accident is yet to be investigated, following which action will be taken. There is no sky walk there and it is congested with people moving across the road. Officials should erect a sky walk so that people can cross the road easily. Also, motorists are seen cruising past at top speed, which is dangerous for both the pedestrians and motorists.”
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