Bengaluru: Girl riding pillion falls as scooter avoids pothole; dies

Bengaluru: A 17-year-old girl died after a truck ran over her when she was thrown off a scooter on which she was riding pillion at Kachohalli Cross, Chikkagollarahatti, off Magadi Road.

The victim was travelling on the scooter with two of her relatives when the rider tried to navigate through the potholes on the road but lost control and three of them fell on road.

Nubia, a resident of Goripalya, off Mysore Road, died instantly after a truck coming from behind ran over her. Her sister Afrin, 15, who was also on the pillion and the relative, Ahran, 28, sustained minor injuries.

A case has been registered.