Teenager riding EV bike dies after being hit by car in Bengaluru

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A teenager died after her electric bike collided with a car on Sunday in southern Bengaluru, police said.

Seventeen-year-old Anahita Pal, of Bhavani Layout near Dairy Circle, was riding south on 8th Main Road in JP Nagar 3rd Phase on an electric vehicle when a car hit her at the junction of 9th Cross Road around 7.55 am.

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Anahita suffered head and facial injuries and was declared dead on arrival at a private hospital.

The Jayanagar traffic police said the car driver had been arrested under IPC Sections 279 (rash and reckless driving) and 304A (causing death due to negligence).