A 19-year-old B.Pharma student and a hotel supervisor died after being knocked down by Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) buses in separate accidents on Sunday.
Around 6 p.m. on Sunday, a bus hit the rear of a motorcycle on Magadi Road. The impact threw 19-year-old Mamta, who was riding pillion, off the bike. Though she was wearing a helmet, she sustained severe head injuries.
Passers-by took her to a nearby hospital, but she was declared brought dead. Her 17-year-old brother, who riding the bike, was injured. He is recuperating in a hospital.
According to the Kamakshipalya traffic police, Mamta and her brother, who is pursuing his pre-university education, were returning to their house in R.P.C. Layout in Vijayanagar after visiting relative in Sunkadakatte, said a police officer.
"Her brother is recuperating. We are planning to file a case against him as he drove the bike despite being a juvenile," said the officer.
The BMTC bus driver Sekarappa (40) was arrested and later released on bail. In the second case, the Hebbal traffic police detained a BMTC bus driver on the charge of running over a 38-year-old cook on the Hebbal flyover around 4 p.m.
According to the police, Asad Ali from Ulsoor worked as a cook in a private hotel. He was heading home on his bike after meeting a friend when a BMTC bus from Yelahanka hit his vehicle from behind.
"He came under the rear wheels of the bus," said a sub-inspector.
Bus driver Mohammad Siraj was apprehended by the police.
Sources said that senior BMTC officials are investigating the reasons behind the fatalities.
