Ten-year-old boy run over by state-run bus

In a tragic incident, a ten-year-old student of Kendriya Vidyalaya in Bangalore died on the spot when a state-run Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus ran over him near the school on Thursday.

Police said Akshay Kumar, a student of fourth standard in Kendriya Vidyalaya at Yeshwanthpur, fell down on the road soon after he had alighted from the bus on Thursday morning as commuters accidentally pushed him while rushing towards the bus at the bus stop. Before he could get up, another BMTC bus ran over him.

Akshay was the only son of Pramila, the widow of Indian Air Force (IAF) serviceman Krishnamurthy, who had died about three years ago. He used to board the same bus to reach his school in Yeshwanthpur everyday from his house at Chikkasandra.

The mishap has left Akshay’s mother grief-stricken. “Everyday Akshay himself used to take a bath and get ready for school. But, on the fateful day, Akshay’s mother said she had given him a bath, dressed him and saw him off at the bus stand.

The Traffic police in Bangalore have arrested the driver of the BMTC bus and registered a case.