<p>Bengaluru: A 65-year-old pedestrian was killed in a chain accident caused by a BMTC bus in the southern outskirts of the city on Thursday afternoon.</p>.<p>A senior officer said that the driver of the Jigani-bound bus initially hit a two-wheeler on the Bannerghatta-Jigani Road near a polytechnic before swerving to the left and hitting four vehicles — two two-wheelers, a mini truck and a car — parked on the side of the road.</p>.Traffic diversions in Bengaluru for ongoing infrastructural works.<p>The pedestrian, Prasad Rao, a native of Andhra Pradesh, was on the side of the road when he was caught in the melee. He suffered severe injuries and died on the spot, the officer added. </p>.<p>Several people, including those on the two-wheelers and passengers in the bus, suffered minor injuries. The police have detained the bus driver.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: A 65-year-old pedestrian was killed in a chain accident caused by a BMTC bus in the southern outskirts of the city on Thursday afternoon.</p>.<p>A senior officer said that the driver of the Jigani-bound bus initially hit a two-wheeler on the Bannerghatta-Jigani Road near a polytechnic before swerving to the left and hitting four vehicles — two two-wheelers, a mini truck and a car — parked on the side of the road.</p>.Traffic diversions in Bengaluru for ongoing infrastructural works.<p>The pedestrian, Prasad Rao, a native of Andhra Pradesh, was on the side of the road when he was caught in the melee. He suffered severe injuries and died on the spot, the officer added. </p>.<p>Several people, including those on the two-wheelers and passengers in the bus, suffered minor injuries. The police have detained the bus driver.</p>