Bengaluru (PTI): A nine-year-old girl was killed after being run over by a Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus in the city on Saturday, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Bhuvana.

According to police, the incident occurred near Panchajanya Vidya Peeta School in Rajajinagar when the girl, along with her two sisters, was crossing the road. She was allegedly hit by the BMTC bus and sustained severe head injuries.

She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her dead, a senior police officer said.

Following the incident, the bus driver fled the scene. Police said efforts are on to trace and arrest him.

A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway.

Meanwhile, in another incident, a BMTC electric bus was involved in a ch

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