Mangalore, December 30: In a ghastly road mishap, a woman was crushed to death under the wheels of a speeding truck after she was thrown from her motorbike on the outskirts of the city on Friday.
The victim has been identified as Agnes D’Costa, a resident of Merlapadav.
The accident occurred near Kuloor bridge here at around 3:00 pm, when she was riding pillion with a relative. It is learnt that she was visiting families to invite them for her son’s marriage scheduled in the first week of new year.
Eyewitnesses said that D’Coasta was thrown onto the road while the motorbike crossed a pothole. A speeding truck, which was coming from the opposite direction, crushed her to death.
The body was shifted to the mortuary at Government Wenlock Hospital for post mortem. A case has been registered at Panambur police station.
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