Pramesh S Jain
A 50-year-old pourakarmika was killed while a speeding truck ran over her in Vijayanagar on Tuesday morning.
The deceased Saroja,50,was sweeping on roadside near Dhobhighat signal when truck knocked her down.
Passers by along with police on duty rushed to her help and shifted her to hospital where she was declared brought dead.
The deceased, Saroja,was working in Ward number 107 Shivanagar on a Direct Payment System (DPS) with Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).
She was supposed to be made a permanent employee of the civic body on Thursday (May 1, 2025).
At around 6.30 a.m,Saroja was on her way to the ward office to report to work.While she was trying to cross the busy West of Chord Road at Dhobi Ghat Signal,a truck that was waiting at the traffic signal suddenly started and moved ahead,knocking her down.
She came under the front left wheel of the truck,which led to severe head injuries.Though she was immediately rushed to Victoria Hospital,doctors there declared her “brought dead.
Local BJP MLA S.Suresh Kumar condoled her death, and said the deceased was known to be a dedicated worker. Adding to the tragedy was the fact that she was killed just two days ahead of being made a permanent employee of the civic body,a longstanding demand of pourakarmikas,he said in a social media post.
The Vijayanagar traffic police have registered a case of death due to negligence against the truck driver and arrested him and seized the truck for further investigation.
