Deceased – Sindhushree
However, police clarified that the accident happened at 3.33 pm. Heavy vehicles are allowed in the city until 4 pm, and there were no lapses.
We are yet to find out if Sindhushree had a driving licence,” police said. The tragedy also triggered outrage among the victims’ relatives, who questioned the movement of heavy vehicles in the city during daytime and accused police of failing to enforce traffic rules. The Byatarayanapura police are collecting CCTV camera footage covering the route from the time Sindhushree and Vidya left their house until they reached the accident spot. The truck driver is still at large, and efforts are on to nab him. Sindhushree, a resident of Shankaranagar in Nandini Layout, was working in a software company, while Vidya, a resident of Nagarabhavi, was a college student. “We will issue a notice to the scooter owner, from whom Sindhushree had borrowed the vehicle, for further investigation.
Just days before her wedding, the bride-to-be and her 19-year-old cousin, Vidya N, were crushed to death by a container truck. These were the heartbreaking words of Nanjundappa, father of 28-year-old Sindhushree, who died in the accident. A relative, Shankrappa, said Sindhushree’s father is an autorickshaw driver and the family had been living in the area for nearly 20 years.
We lost both,” he said Thursday.
Bengaluru: “I’ll be home after handing over one last wedding invitation,” 28-year-old Sindhushree NS told her parents before leaving for Kathriguppe on Wednesday afternoon. But she never returned. Thursday was supposed to be her haldi ceremony, marking the beginning of her wedding, but instead, her family was left preparing for her funeral. We were supposed to go to the wedding hall. Everything is over now. Recalling his daughter, Nanjundappa broke down while speaking to the media. “It was a huge truck. I have only one daughter, besides my younger sister’s daughter. With the wedding approaching, relatives had come to Bengaluru from their native place. Meanwhile, the bodies of Sindhushree and Vidya were handed over to the family after postmortems at Victoria Hospital.
“Today was supposed to be her haldi ceremony and tomorrow the bangle ceremony. Sindhushree’s mother had also gone to their hometown, and the bride-to-be was expected to join them on Thursday.