Two pedestrians killed in separate incidents

CHAMARAJANAGAR, KALABURAGI: A pedestrian was killed on the spot after he was knocked down by a speeding bus while he was crossing the road near Raghavapura in Gundlupet taluk on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Gopalaiah from Nanjangud.

The Kerala-registered bus belongs to a private company and the incident was caught on the CCTV camera installed at a hotel. The Begur police have registered a case and seized the bus.

In another incident, an aged woman who was standing near a road divider at the Kharge petrol bunk signal nera Basaveshwara Hospital in Kalaburagi, died on the spot after she was run over by a diesel tanker.

The deceased was identified as Mallamma Sayabanna, a resident of Lepers’ Colony. The tanker had run over her left leg and Mallamma died of excessive bleeding. A case has been registered at the Kalaburagi traffic-2 police station.