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Bengaluru woman dies after two-wheeler skids on broken road
Medha Akarsh, 32, died on Wednesday morning when the two-wheeler she was riding pillion on skidded on a slushy, damaged road in Bengaluru’s Electronics City. She was thrown off and run over…
The Story in Brief
Medha Akarsh, 32, died on Wednesday morning when the two-wheeler she was riding pillion on skidded on a slushy, damaged road in Bengaluru’s Electronics City. She was thrown off and run over by an oncoming mini goods vehicle. Police say the driver braked suddenly after a car ahead stopped for a pedestrian, causing the skid.
Medha, an EPF office employee, is survived by her husband and three-year-old son. The mini goods vehicle driver fled. Residents blame the road’s poor condition and civic neglect. Police acknowledge the bad road but say sudden braking was the immediate cause. They are checking CCTV footage to trace the vehicle.
The Indian Opinion
The tragedy on Anantnagar Main Road has the usual suspects: a slushy road, a panicked driver, and a runaway goods vehicle. Blaming the civic body alone misses the chain of errors, sudden braking, absent pedestrian crossing, and fleeing driver. Hard questions cut both ways: will BBMP fix every pothole tomorrow? No. But will CCTV footage name the vehicle and lead to accountability? That would be a real test.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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