Karnataka - Bangalore   

Three killed in road accidents

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: Three persons, including a woman, were killed in separate road accidents in the city since Sunday night.

Police said that around 9.30 a.m. on Monday a private bus knocked down a scooter on which Habeebunnisa (53) was riding pillion with her husband Abdul Gaffer. As Habeebunnisa fell, the bus ran over her, killing her instantaneously.

Gaffer, who was injured, has been hospitalised. The accident occurred near Benniganahalli bus stop. The Indiranagar traffic police have seized the bus and registered a case.

In another incident, Bangaru (25), who tried to alight from a moving BMTC bus at the M.S. Ramaiah Road-C.V. Raman Road junction, banged his head against an electric pole in the early hours of Monday. An injured Bangaru, who was rushed to K.C. General Hospital, died there.

Bangaru, a native of Nanjangud in Mysore district, was a resident of Doddabyaladakere here. He worked as a light boy in a film unit, the police said. The Yeshwanthapur traffic police have registered a case.

Mohammed Syed Saleem (25) was killed when a multi-utility vehicle rammed his motorcycle on Tumkur Road, off Goverdhan cinema, around 11.30 p.m. on Sunday.

Police said Saleem, a garage manager, was a resident of R.T. Nagar.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Assembly adjourned amid dharna
State Government to build shopping complex for women entrepreneurs
RMCL bags Rs. 40-crore KMF order
Time for elections, felicitation
Poor security at banks has made burglars' job easy
Shopping complex will be built for women entrepreneurs, says Kumaraswamy
Conversion of sites and approval of layouts stopped
Ugrappa seeks clarification on status of Bhadra project
Wipro announces e-waste disposal services for end-users
Lightweight full-face helmets are the safest
Council proceedings telecast live
Storytelling contest for schoolchildren
Ruling reserved on privilege move
`India can learn a lot about processing silk from China'
Boy's custody: proceedings before CWC stayed
`Maintain balance between quality, quantity of education'
Attack on Australian woman: special teams constituted to trace accused
Giving them solace in the evening of their life
Chief Minister misled Governor: Patil
Fight for others, workers told
Siddaramaiah yet to resign
Bid to loot bank
Three killed in road accidents
Traffic restrictions
`KAS probationer died of asphyxiation'
Around the City
In Bangalore Today

Copyright © 2006, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu