3-yr-old boy crushed to death by BMTC bus

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A three-year-old boy was killed on the spot after he came under the wheels of a Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus in the city.

The tragic incident took place on Sunday afternoon near Singasandra junction in Hulimavu Traffic Police Station limits. The police identified the deceased boy as Ayan Pasha, son of Maddur-based couple Ayesha and Nayeem Pasha.

The boy was visiting his aunt at Singasandra in Bengaluru, along with his mother Ayesha. Ayesha had borrowed the scooter of her sister. She went to Singasandra, along with Ayan who was riding pillion.

Around 2 pm, Ayesha lost control of the scooter while negotiating a signal. According to jurisdictional Traffic Police, Ayan fell off the scooter due to a sudden jerk and came under the wheels of a BMTC bus that was behind their scooter.

A First Information Report (FIR) was filed by the Hulimavu police based on a complaint from the victim’s father, Nayeem Pasha. The driver of the bus, Somulu Rathod, was arrested by the police on the charge of rash driving and causing death due to negligence.

The bus, which was going from Attibele to Majestic, has been seized by the police.