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 Deepanjali Nagar Metro station on Bengaluru’s Mysuru Road on Wednesday, police said.
The victims, identified as Sindhushree and Vidya, were travelling towards Mysuru Road to distribute wedding invitation cards when the truck struck their scooter from behind at about 3.30 pm. The impact threw both women onto the road, after which the truck ran over them, according to the police account cited by PTI.
Both women died at the scene from severe injuries. Sindhushree, who was 27, was scheduled to get married on November 16. Her 19-year-old cousin Vidya was accompanying her when the crash occurred. The two women were residents of Mahalakshmi Layout.
The collision took place close to Deepanjali Nagar Metro station, placing the fatal crash on a busy urban corridor where metro infrastructure, motor traffic and two-wheeler movement operate alongside one another. The incident has again brought attention to the vulnerability of scooter riders when heavier vehicles approach from behind, although the police investigation will determine the circumstances of the crash.
Police said the truck was travelling at speed before hitting the scooter. The driver fled the location after the crash, abandoning the vehicle. Police later seized the truck, which carries a Rajasthan registration number, and registered a case in connection with the deaths.
The crash also highlights the immediate consequences of mixed traffic on city roads, where two-wheelers share carriageways with substantially larger commercial vehicles. The supplied police account does not provide further details on the road layout, traffic conditions, vehicle speed, or whether any other factors contributed to the collision.
For the families, the deaths came while the two women were carrying out preparations for Sindhushree’s wedding. The wedding had been scheduled for November 16, only days after the crash. Police action currently includes the seizure of the truck and registration of a case; further details of the investigation were not provided in the report.
