Scooter passenger run over by KSRTC bus in Thiruvananthapuram

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A scooter passenger was tragically killed after being hit by a KSRTC bus. The deceased has been identified as Arathi Raj (36), a staff nurse at KIMS Hospital, and a native of Vandithadam, Pachalloor, Thiruvananthapuram. The bus reportedly ran over her head, leading to her instant death.

The accident occurred around 8 a.m. yesterday near Lourdes Hospital at Aakkulam Bypass, while Arathi was on her way to work. As she was turning from the bypass road towards Lourdes Hospital, a bus coming from the opposite direction collided with her scooter. She was thrown off the vehicle, and the bus ran over her head. Though the Chackai Fire Force arrived quickly, she died on the spot.

Her body has been kept at KIMS Hospital and will be cremated today at Thycaud Santhikavadam after a public viewing at the hospital in the morning. She is survived by her husband Manoj, daughters Pavithra (10) and Prarthana (6), father Rajendran Nair, mother Ramadevi, and brother Arun Raj.