Two women — a 28-year-old pregnant woman and her neighbour— were killed on the spot when a speeding truck ran over them while they were crossing the road close to Narayana Hrudayalaya on the Hosur-Bengaluru highway on Thursday (November 2). Another woman who was accompanying them escaped narrowly.
The deceased have been identified as P. Rukhiya, 28, a native of Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, and Lakshmamma, 50, from Varthur, Bengaluru. Rukhiya was seven months pregnant and had come with her relatives Rabiya and Lakshmamma to consult the doctor, the police said.
According to the police, the incident occurred around 11 a.m. when the three women got down at the bus stop and were crossing the highway through a gap in the barricade close to the hospital when they were knocked down by a speeding truck. The two women came under the moving truck and were killed on the spot. Rabiya escaped narrowly and filed a complaint with the police later.
