On November 22, a 41-year-old software engineer died when a water tanker ran over him on 27th Main at 1.10pm. About 12 weeks later, another death due to a water tanker has happened, this time on 14th Main in Sector 6, HSR Layout.
Twenty-eight-year-old Jeevan Kumar, a resident of Shivamogga, was riding on his bike on February 13 at around 12.15pm on 14th main, 15th Cross, near Federal Bank, when he was hit by a water tanker coming from the same direction. he fell on the road and the tanker’s tyres went over his head and ears.
There was blood all over the road. “About two litres of blood,” said eye witness Ravindra Naidu, a security guard who fetched an auto rickshaw and got him transported to Greenview hospital with the help of other passersby and traffic cops.
However, the youngster died at the hospital. “The family had to pay Rs 1 lakh to get him discharged from the hospital the same day evening after his death,” informed the guard. “They had come the next day to enquire about how it happened. It is sad that not only did they lose their son, but also paid so much money only to take back a dead body.”
The driver of the water tanker had left his vehicle and ran away. He is yet to be traced by the cops who have charged him under two sections each of the Indian Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the Indian Penal Code 1860.
“It was 100% the fault of the tanker driver,” says Naidu. “He was driving all over the road. When the younster tried to overtake from one side, the tanker driver swerved in the same direction, leading to the accident.”
