According to the police, the accident occurred on Bone Mill bus stop on Hesaraghatta Road when Chandrappa came on the road pushing the cart. The speeding motorist, Arun from Doddaballapur, lost balance over his vehicle and collided with the victim. An injured Chandrappa was taken to a nearby hospital where he died hours later, added the police.

Woman robbed

An unidentified person robbed an elderly woman posing as a police officer in Madivala police limits on Tuesday morning.

The incident took place when the victim, Mohana Sundari (72), was on her way to BDA complex. The suspect stopped her, showed a fake ID card and claimed that he was a police officer. He offered to keep her gold chain in her bag He diverted her attention, took the chain and returned the bag. After reaching the BDA complex, when Sundari checked her bag, she was shocked to see the chain missing.