Hyderabad: Woman riding new scooter dies in mishap

Hyderabad: A 20-year-old woman, who was out on a joyride with her friend on a newly purchased scooter, was mowed down by a TSRTC bus at Kavadiguda in Gandhinagar on Sunday.

The deceased was identified as Nagamani, an employee in a private company, from Moosapet. Police said she was heading towards Lower Tank Bund along with her friend, P Abhilash, 26, on a scooter from Moosapet. 

“Her friend did not have a license nor had he worn a helmet. He suddendly applied the brakes, causing Nagamani, who was riding pillion, to fall on the right side of the road, where an TSRTC bus ran over her, killing her on the spot,” said Gandhinagar police inspector R. Srinivas, adding that Abhilash escaped with minor injuries.