Woman killed after being run over by garbage truck

April 24, 2015 04:46 pm | Updated 07:03 pm IST - Bengaluru

A 50-year-old woman was killed on the spot after a garbage truck belonging to Bruhat Bengalore mahanagar Palike ran over her on 4th Cross, Malleshwaram on Friday.

The deceased Geetha Rani (50), a second-division assistant in Commercial Tax Department, was riding pillion on a scooter with her husband on her way to her relative’s house.

A truck behind them ran over her when she accidently slipped from the two-wheeler. Meanwhile the truck following the scooter ran over her, The truck driver abandoned the vehicle and escaped soon after the accident. The Malleshwaram traffic police have taken up a case and are on the lookout for the driver.

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