Woman crushed to death by tipper truck

BENGALURU: A woman was crushed to death after she was run over by a tipper truck at Motukadahalli in Hoskote taluk of Benglauru Rural district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Manjula (39).

The tipper belongs to Vishwa Vinayaka Stone Crusher unit and the woman was working as a sweeper in the same place. She was run over when she was working near the tipper due to the negligence of the driver, police said.

The tipper truck driver fled the spot soon after the incident. The Nandagudi police have registered a case against the tipper driver, stone crusher unit owner Chikkarevanna and manager Venu.