BENGALURU: A 21-year-old BCom student lost her life after her scooter hit a pothole and she was run over by a tipper lorry near Budigere Cross around 8.50 am on Monday. The scooterist died on the spot.

The victim was identified as Dhanushree, a second-year BCom student at a private college. She was heading to college when she lost control after hitting a pothole. The Avalahalli police have registered a hit-and-run case and are searching for the tipper driver. The KR Pura traffic police also visited the spot.

The police are looking into whether Dhanashree was run over by the tipper after she hit a pothole and fell or whether the tipper itself knocked her down. Despite reminders from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar to fix potholes, Bengaluru’s roads rema

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