Mangaluru: In a tragic accident a 18-year-old girl lost her life after she was run over by a container lorry here in Nanthoor on July 27 evening.
The deceased, Bindu was reportedly on her way to the hospital with her father Maheshwarappa on a bike when a lorry rammed into their two-wheeler throwing both of them on the ground. While Maheshwarappa escaped with few injuries the lorry ran over Bindu leaving her greviously injured. Though she was immediately taken to a hospital she succumbed to her injuries later in the evening.
Bindu, a second PU student was the sole child of her parents.
The lorry driver has been arrested by the police and a case has been registered at Kadri police station.