Vijaynagara: Teen jumps from moving bus, dies; students stage protest

 

In a tragic incident, a 19-year-old girl student died due to injuries she sustained while alighting from a moving bus after the driver and conductor did not heed her request to stop the bus near her college.

The victim L Shweta was pursuing Electronics and Communication course at the government engineering college in Huligudda.

On Thursday, Shweta had taken a bus to reach her college and she requested the driver and conductor to stop the bus at the college. However, they did not heed her request and reportedly Shweta jumped from the bus when it slowed down at a speed breaker near her college.

She however lost her balance and sustained head injuries as a result of the fall. She was taken to a hospital but she passed away later.

Angered over the incident, students staged a protest after blocking the road near Government Engineering College. They alleged that though they have petitioned authorities, elected representatives, and ministers to provide a stop for buses near the college, no one responded positively.

They blamed the negligence of the officials and elected representatives for the death of the student.

A case has been lodged against the bus driver and conductor at Huvinahadagali police station.

With DHNS inputs