A 32-year-old teacher was killed after a speeding water tanker knocked down her scooter in Whitefield on Tuesday evening.

The victim has been identified as Nandini, a native of Hassan and a resident of Belathur Colony. Nandini was working as a teacher in a private school in Kadugodi.

The police said the incident took place around 5 pm while she was returning home from school on her two-wheeler. The speeding tanker knocked her vehicle from the rear. Nandini died on the spot due to severe head injuries, while the driver abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene.

The Whitefield traffic police registered a case and are on the lookout for the driver.