Bengaluru: A 27-year-old bride and her cousin, 19, died on the spot when a truck rammed their scooter near Deepanjalinagar Metro station on Mysuru Road on Wednesday afternoon.Sindhushree was heading to Katriguppe to distribute invitations for her Nov 16 marriage. Her cousin was identified as Vidya.The tragedy has left Sindhushree’s family devastated. Her wedding was scheduled in Nagamangala taluk of Mandya district. The reception was on Nov 15.“Her parents are in shock and inconsolable,” a source said. Vidya had completed PUC.Police said the Rajasthan-registered truck travelling towards Mysuru hit the scooter from behind, throwing both women on the road around 3.30pm. The truck ran over them. Sindhushree was riding the scooter, with Vidya, her aunt’s daughter, on the pillion.The driver fled the scene, abandoning the truck. Byatarayanapura traffic police seized the vehicle and registered a case based on a complaint from Sindhushree’s father.The bodies were shifted to the mortuary at Victoria Hospital for postmortem on Thursday.“We will collect the report from experts and examine CCTV footage from surrounding areas,” a senior police officer said.
