Two run over by lorry

Updated on: 13 January,2011 06:54 AM IST |
Madhusudan Maney |

The incident occurred when the victims were returning home on their two-wheeler after attending a pooja at a Mutt

The incident occurred when the victims were returning home on their two-wheeler after attending a pooja at a Mutt

In a gruesome accident yesterday, two persons were killed after being run over a lorry near Rajajinagar I Block near Vidya Vardhana Junction. The victims, Mahadevappa (55) and Yashodamma (50), residents of Moodalapalya were returning home after a pooja at 10 pm. The lorry hit their two-wheeler, and passed over their heads, killing them on the spot.

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Mahadevappa's son Ravi Kumar said, "My parents had gone to a Mutt for a pooja and then to a relative's house in Malleswaram. The were returning home when the accident took place."

A relative who had come to the spot said, "I got a call from my sister saying that my uncle and aunt were no more. I immediately rushed to the spot but the bodies had already been shifted to M S Ramaiah Hospital for post mortem."

Shantakumar, an eyewitness, said, "I was having my dinner at a nearby hotel when I saw the lorry hit their vehicle. The tipper vehicle didn't stop immediately, and it is understood that the cleaner was driving the vehicle."

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Both bodies were lying in the hospital premises, but not shifted to the morgue even after four hours. The Malleswaram Traffic police have arrested the cleaner,and have registered a case.