Woman, 8-year-old son on way to school mowed down by college bus in Bengaluru's Viveknagar

Driver abandons bus and flees from scene; Ashoknagar traffic police seize the bus

In a heart-wrenching incident on Monday morning, a 37-year-old woman and her eight-year-old son were killed on the spot after being mowed down by a private college bus on Viveknagar Main Road in central Bengaluru.

The victims have been identified as Sangeetha and her son Parth, residents of Ejipura. The tragedy occurred around 7.15 am while they were on their way to Army Public School, where Sangeetha was employed, and Parth was a student.

According to a senior police officer, the accident took place when Sangeetha was attempting to cross the busy Viveknagar Main Road to drop her son off at school. A private college bus struck them with such force that both succumbed to their injuries instantly.

Following the accident, the bus driver abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene. The Ashoknagar traffic police seized the college bus and are on the lookout for the driver. The bodies have been shifted to Bowring Hospital for post-mortem.