<p>A 47-year-old woman and her 15-year-old daughter were crushed to death by a cement mixer truck that toppled on their car near Byalada Marada Doddi on Kaggalipura Road on Wednesday. </p>.<p>Gayathri Sunil and her daughter Samatha Sunil were residents of an apartment in Kaggalipura. Gayathri was a software engineer in a private firm while Samatha was a class 10 student in a private school. </p>.<p>Police said Gayathri was on the way to drop off Samatha at school when the incident happened. Gayathri was married to Sunil Kumar, a software engineer. The couple had another child, who was with the father at home. When they were driving near Byalada Marada Doddi around 8.30 am, a cement mixer truck loaded with cement mixture was moving next to them. The driver was speeding and applied sudden brakes. </p>.<p>The vehicle toppled and fell on the car moving adjacent. Gayathri and Samatha were crushed inside the vehicle. Police suspect the driver applied the brakes to negotiate a slight curve and lost control. </p>.<p>Local residents and passersby gathered and called the police.</p>.<p>Bannerghatta police had to press a crane to separate the cement mixture from the truck and lift it from the car after an hour. The bodies were taken out only after that. </p>.<p>Meanwhile, Sunil got an update about the accident on a mobile phone app. He rushed to the spot before the crane and earthmovers were pressed into the operation.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Driver escapes </strong></p>.<p>“The driver managed to escape from the spot. The name of a private firm is mentioned on the truck. We have formed a team to trace the owner of the vehicle and the driver. The bodies were handed over to the family after post-mortem,” police said. </p>.<p>Police said Gayathri was working from home. The family is from Ballari and has been living in Bengaluru for the last 20 years. </p>
<p>A 47-year-old woman and her 15-year-old daughter were crushed to death by a cement mixer truck that toppled on their car near Byalada Marada Doddi on Kaggalipura Road on Wednesday. </p>.<p>Gayathri Sunil and her daughter Samatha Sunil were residents of an apartment in Kaggalipura. Gayathri was a software engineer in a private firm while Samatha was a class 10 student in a private school. </p>.<p>Police said Gayathri was on the way to drop off Samatha at school when the incident happened. Gayathri was married to Sunil Kumar, a software engineer. The couple had another child, who was with the father at home. When they were driving near Byalada Marada Doddi around 8.30 am, a cement mixer truck loaded with cement mixture was moving next to them. The driver was speeding and applied sudden brakes. </p>.<p>The vehicle toppled and fell on the car moving adjacent. Gayathri and Samatha were crushed inside the vehicle. Police suspect the driver applied the brakes to negotiate a slight curve and lost control. </p>.<p>Local residents and passersby gathered and called the police.</p>.<p>Bannerghatta police had to press a crane to separate the cement mixture from the truck and lift it from the car after an hour. The bodies were taken out only after that. </p>.<p>Meanwhile, Sunil got an update about the accident on a mobile phone app. He rushed to the spot before the crane and earthmovers were pressed into the operation.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Driver escapes </strong></p>.<p>“The driver managed to escape from the spot. The name of a private firm is mentioned on the truck. We have formed a team to trace the owner of the vehicle and the driver. The bodies were handed over to the family after post-mortem,” police said. </p>.<p>Police said Gayathri was working from home. The family is from Ballari and has been living in Bengaluru for the last 20 years. </p>
