A two-year-old girl lost her life and her mother sustained injuries when the motorcycle they were travelling on rammed a recklessly opened car door. The toddler and her mother were riding pillion on a bike when the mishap occurred on Thursday afternoon, said the police.
LB Nagar inspector B. Anji Reddy said that Dhanalakshmi, the 26-month-old toddler, succumbed on the spot while her mother, Sashirekha, sustained injuries.
“They were heading home during the mishap when the driver of the car negligently opened the door on the LB Nagar road, which hit the woman who was cradling the toddler. While the toddler died on the spot, the mother fell unconscious and was rushed to a hospital. Her husband riding the bike escaped unhurt in the mishap,” said the inspector.
