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Bengaluru residents protest after woman killed in road accident
Hundreds of residents of Ananthanagar in Bengaluru staged a protest on Wednesday night after a 32-year-old woman was killed in a road accident. Medha, a Kerala native working at the EPFO in…
The Story in Brief
Hundreds of residents of Ananthanagar in Bengaluru staged a protest on Wednesday night after a 32-year-old woman was killed in a road accident. Medha, a Kerala native working at the EPFO in Electronics City, died when a mini goods vehicle ran over her after she fell from a scooter. Police said the scooter rider applied brakes suddenly to avoid a pedestrian crossing the road.
The accused driver fled the scene, but police have traced the vehicle's registration number and expect to arrest him soon. A senior police officer said no pothole caused the accident, though the stretch has many potholes. Protesters held a candlelight march with phone torches, demanding immediate road repairs in Electronics City.
The Indian Opinion
The protest mixes genuine grief with a reflexive blame of potholes. Police say the accident was caused by a sudden brake, not a pothole. The residents' anger is understandable: Bengaluru's roads are a disgrace. But conflating every tragedy with infrastructure lets reckless driving off the hook. Watch for the police charge sheet: if the driver is booked for rash driving, the pothole narrative collapses.
Source: newindianexpress.com
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