A 22-year-old techie drowned after the automobile by which she was travelling acquired caught in a flooded underpass in India’s southwestern metropolis of Bengaluru in Karnataka state.
The lady, recognized by her first identify Bhanurekha, was touring along with her household on Sunday when the automobile entered the KR Circle underpass on the centre of Bengaluru metropolis, touted to be India’s Silicon Valley.
Hearth and emergency providers personnel, with the assistance of locals, pulled out Bhanurekha, 5 different relations, and the driving force. The group was rushed to St Martha’s Hospital the place the docs declared the techie lifeless.
Newly-elected Karnataka chief minister Siddharamaiah visited the hospital and declared an ex-gratia of Rs 500,000 (£4,842) to the kin of the sufferer.
The household, which belonged to Vijayawada metropolis in Andhra Pradesh state, have been travelling in a rented automobile, touring the town, the chief minister mentioned.
“There was a barricade to forestall folks from coming into the underpass. However the barricade had fallen over attributable to rain,” he continued.
“The driving force may have averted the underpass. But, he entered it.”
The driving force allegedly tried to zoom via the water, however the automobile virtually acquired submerged in the midst of the underpass, information company PTI reported. On account of incessant rain and hailstorm, the water ranges rose to the glass of the automobile, which made opening the doorways troublesome.
“Once they introduced her to the hospital, they carried out an ECG. She was declared lifeless on the hospital,” Mr Siddaramaiah mentioned.
The driving force, recognized by his first identify Harish, mentioned the engine turned off inside a minute or two of the automobile getting caught within the flooded underpass.
“Two autos – a automobile and an auto – had handed via simply earlier than we entered the underpass,” he was quoted by the Indian Specific as saying.
“One other auto driver, who was in entrance of the automobile, stopped. If he had gone proper behind the 2 autos, then I may have handed too. He waited for a bit after which requested me to go forward of him.”
Individually, a girl passenger reportedly saved her life by climbing on high of a caught auto and was ultimately rescued.
