Representative image showing a bike accident.
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Bengaluru: A pillion rider lost their life in an accident between a two wheeler and a BMTC bus near the Silk Board metro station on Tuesday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Valiyamma (60) from Tataguni in Kanakapura. Raja (36), who was driving the two wheeler, has sustained injuries.
The duo were travelling from K R Market to Hanchipura Colony when a speeding BMTC bus hit their two wheeler. When the bus hit the two wheeler, both Raja and Valiyamma fell to the ground and the bus ran over the latter, killing her on spot.
The Talagattapura traffic police have registered a case after the conductor and the driver fled the scene, after parking the bus at the spot. However, the police said that they have traced the driver and he has been taken into custody.