Hit-and-Run: Woman Killed After Speeding Car Flings Her in Air And Flees

Pramesh S Jain 

Hit and run speeding car coming in wrong side rammed Woman rider fell from flyover and killed in accident.

In a hit-and-run case,a 31-year-old woman died after a speeding car coming from the wrong side rammed into a two-wheeler,causing her to fall from the Bachalli Gate flyover in the Devanahalli traffic police station limits on Sunday wee hours.

The deceased has been identified as Nethravathi (31), a homemaker.Her husband,Shivu,a labourer,sustained minor injuries.The couple were residents of Banaswadi, have two children.

The police said the couple were heading to Chikkaballapur on their scooter to meet Nethravathi’s mother, who had just been discharged from the hospital after eye surgery, and also to pick up their children staying at their grandmother’s house.

Around 12.30 am,while riding near the Bachalli Gate flyover,a speeding car hit their scooter.The impact threw Nethravathi off the flyover,about 20 feet down,causing severe head injuries.

She died on the spot,while her husband sustained minor injuries after falling to the left side of the bike.The car driver fled the scene,the police said.

A case has been registered at the Devanahalli traffic police station,and nearby CCTV footage is being analyzed to trace the absconding driver and vehicle number plate.Further investigations are on, the police added.