A 22-year-old footballer from the city was killed in a hit-and-run road accident on Sunday. Tejaswini was riding pillion on a scooter when a car hit the two-wheeler on the Hosakerehalli flyover near PESIT College. "She fell to the right and was run over by the car," said her coach Chitra Gangadharan.
The car driver did not stop. Police are analysing CCTV footage from the area to identify the vehicle involved in the accident.
An engineer, Tejaswini, was employed with an IT firm in Cessna Business Park. She had represented Karnataka in the Senior Nationals in Assam in 2015. She had turned out for the State U-19 side and was part of the Bangalore United FC (BUFC) women's team.
She had begun training in high school with BUFC. "She was very disciplined in her training. She was a good midfielder," recalled Chitra.
