Bengaluru: A 21-year-old final-year MBBS student was killed and her classmate seriously injured after a speeding tipper lorry rammed into their scooter near Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital (RRMCH) on Mysuru Road on Wednesday afternoon.

The deceased has been identified as Krithikaa C S B, a resident of Bengaluru and a student of RRMCH. Her friend, Hansa, who was riding the scooter, is currently undergoing treatment at the same hospital and is said to be out of danger.

According to the Kengeri Traffic Police, the accident occurred around 4:15 pm when the two students were exiting the college gate after classes. As Hansa attempted to enter the main road to head toward Mysuru, a tipper lorry coming from the city side reportedly crashed into their Honda Activa.

"The impact caused the scooter to skid. While the rider, Hansa, fell to the left side of the road, Krithikaa, who was riding pillion, fell to the right. The rear wheels of the lorry ran over her," Deccan Herald quoted Anoop Shetty, DCP as saying.

Passersby and college staff rushed both students to the RRMCH emergency ward, but Krithikaa succumbed to her injuries shortly after.

The Kengeri Traffic Police have registered a case of causing death by negligence (Section 304A of the IPC) and rash driving. The tipper lorry has been seized and the driver is being interrogated.

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Shillong (PTI): The body of a 15-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh who fell into a waterfall in Meghalaya's Sohra area while trying to take snaps a day ago was recovered on Thursday morning, officials said.

The girl had gone missing on Wednesday after she reportedly slipped while trying to take photographs and fell into one of the deep natural pools at the Wei Sawdong Falls, they said.

Search operations were conducted through Wednesday but were called off after sunset.

Around 7.30 am on Thursday, locals spotted the body stuck between rocks near the waterfall, officials said. Following this, a joint team of Fire and Emergency Services and the Sohra Police recovered the body around 10 am.

"Local village volunteers resumed the search early this morning and spotted the body, following which we recovered the body," a senior official told PTI.

The body has been sent for post-mortem, he added.