A teenager died after her electric bike collided with a car on Sunday in southern Bengaluru, police said.
Seventeen-year-old Anahita Pal, of Bhavani Layout near Dairy Circle, was riding south on 8th Main Road in JP Nagar 3rd Phase on an electric vehicle when a car hit her at the junction of 9th Cross Road around 7.55 am.
Anahita suffered head and facial injuries and was declared dead on arrival at a private hospital.
The Jayanagar traffic police said the car driver had been arrested under IPC Sections 279 (rash and reckless driving) and 304A (causing death due to negligence).
Published 30 April 2023, 20:13 IST