A 27-year-old woman who was days away from her wedding and her 19-year-old cousin were killed after a truck hit their scooter near the Deepanjali Nagar Metro station on Mysuru Road in Bengaluru on Wednesday, police said.
The collision occurred at around 3.30 pm as the two women were travelling towards Mysuru Road to distribute wedding invitation cards. Police said a speeding truck rear-ended their scooter, throwing both riders onto the road before the vehicle ran over them.
The victims, identified as Sindhushree, 27, and Vidya, 19, died at the spot after sustaining severe injuries. Both women were residents of Mahalakshmi Layout, according to the police.
Sindhushree was scheduled to get married on November 16. She and Vidya had been travelling together to deliver invitations for the upcoming wedding when the collision took place. The accident interrupted what had been preparations for the family ceremony, with the wedding only days away.
The truck driver fled the scene after the collision, abandoning the vehicle. Police later seized the truck, which has a Rajasthan registration number, and registered a case in connection with the deaths.
The location of the crash near the Deepanjali Nagar Metro station places the incident on a busy urban corridor connecting neighbourhoods along Mysuru Road. The available police account identifies the truck’s speed, the rear-end impact and the driver’s flight from the scene as the central circumstances being examined.
Police have not disclosed the identity of the truck driver or details of an arrest in the material available. The investigation will establish the circumstances leading to the collision and the action to be taken in the case. The seized vehicle remains part of the police inquiry.
