26-year-old bank employee dies after losing balance on Huskur–Makali road; police detain truck and driver, investigation underway

xBengaluru: A 26-year-old bank employee has died after she was allegedly run over by a speeding truck when she fell off a pillion of a motorcycle, police said on Saturday. The accident occurred on Friday on the Huskur Makali road, which is alleged to be in poor condition and filled with potholes, they said. The deceased has been identified as Priyanka Kumari Poonia, a resident of Alur, police said. According to police, Priyanka was travelling with her brother, Naresh Kumar, who was riding the motorcycle. He applied the brakes suddenly after a car in front slowed down, allegedly due to a pothole on the road. At that moment, a truck coming from the opposite d

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