Pramesh S Jain
25 year old software engineer and his female friend were killed when a garbage truck knocked them down on sheshadri road near maharani college on Sunday night.
The deceased has been identified as, Prashanth and Shilpa.
The deceased were working in IT company in ITPL and heading towards KR circle from majestic when the truck known them down.
The duo was rushed to Marthas hospital where they succumbed later.
The Driver abandoned the truck and escaped as soon as the accident.
The deceased Prashanth and Shilpa were heading to have dinner.
Senior officer visited the spot and after collecting details said,Around 8:45 pm, they were coming from Majestic towards KR Circle on a bike when they were hit by a speeding lorry from the connecting road through CID Junction.The duo fell down due to the accident.
The lorry ran over both of them.Both the injured died on the way to the nearby St.Martha’s Hospital,a senior police official said.
After the accident, the driver left the lorry on the spot and fled.Halasurgate traffic police visited the accident spot, the police official added.
Prashant and Shilpa were techies working in TCS.The parents of the deceased are in tears and demand action against the BBMP garbage lorry driver.
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwar’s reacting to the incident told reporters that”Two people died in an accident between bike and BBMP garbage lorry last night.BBMP will provide assistance to the families of the deceased.This is an unfortunate incident,” Karnataka Home Minister,Dr.G.Parameshwar said.
The Halasurgate traffic police have registered a case of rash and negligent driving and death due to negligence for further investigation.