Silvester D’Souza

Daijiworld Media Network – Kundapur (MS)

Kundapur, Aug 12: A school teacher died when the bike on which she was riding pillion with her husband, skid and fell as a cow came across the road suddenly. The incident occurred on Thursday August 11.

Ambika (32), an assistant teacher at Hemmadi government model higher primary school, is the unfortunate victim of this tragedy.

On Thursday August 11 morning, as usual, Ambika was going to her school, along with her husband Srikanth, who is also a teacher at Navundra government higher primary school on their bike. As they reached Vandse, a cow suddenly ran across the road. Srikanth lost control and the bike skid and both fell on the road.

Ambika, who was riding pillion sustained severe injuries to her head. Srikanth received minor injuries. Ambika was rushed to a private hospital in Udupi. But she succumbed to injuries late in the night.

Ambika, who started her teaching career at Hemmady school in 2018, was loved by her students. She is survived by husband and a one-and-half-year-old child.