Bengaluru: Bengaluru's bad roads have allegedly claimed another life.

A 46-year-old woman riding pillion on a friend's two-wheeler fell off and was run over by a truck in Hulimavu, South Bengaluru, on Thursday evening, according to traffic police.

Shantamma (46) was returning home with her colleague Nizam around 4.30 pm when he lost control while navigating a badly damaged stretch of road. She fell off the two-wheeler, and a speeding truck coming from behind ran her over, killing her on the spot, a traffic police officer said.

The Hulimavu traffic police have registered a case of death by negligence and detained the truck driver, identified as Venkatesh, for further investigation.

Shantamma, a native of Gokak, Belagavi district, lived with her son in Kammanahalli and worked as a housek

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