Woman falls off tractor, run over in Kengeri

A 30-year-old woman was killed after she fell from a tractor and was run over by the vehicle at Bandemutt in Kengeri on Friday.

The deceased, identified as Chennamma, was a resident of Sheshagirihalli and worked as a labourer at an M-sand making company, police said. She is survived by two children. Police said two passengers sat on either side of the driver; one of them was Chennamma. The trio was heading from Sheshagirihalli towards Kengeri Satellite Town for work when the tragedy struck. Around 8.45 am when the tractor reached Shankar Mutt, Chennamma fell off the tractor as the vehicle hit a divider. The attached trailer of the tractor ran over Chennamma, killing her on the spot. Passersby called for an ambulance. The driver abandoned the vehicle and fled the spot. The victim was declared brought dead at RR Hospital.