Bengaluru: The house was filled with wedding preparations, and a father was eagerly waiting to celebrate his only daughter’s haldi ceremony. Instead, he found himself standing outside a hospital mortuary, preparing for her cremation.
“My daughter was supposed to celebrate her haldi ceremony today. Instead, I am preparing to cremate her,” Nanjundappa said, breaking down as he struggled to describe the tragedy that shattered his family.
His daughter Sindhushree, a software professional preparing to get married on November 16, was killed along with her 19-year-old cousin Vidya when a truck struck their scooter in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
The two women were returning after delivering what was supposed to be the last wedding invitation.
One last invitation, a journey that ended in tragedy
According to reports by IANS and The Times of India, Sindhushree had borrowed a neighbour’s scooter to deliver a wedding invitation to a relative. Her cousin Vidya, a student, accompanied her.
Around 3.30pm, a Rajasthan-registered truck travelling towards Mysuru allegedly hit their two-wheeler from behind near Deepanjalinagar Metro station on Mysuru Road.
The impact threw both women onto the road, where they came under the truck’s wheels. Both died at the scene.
The truck driver fled, abandoning the vehicle, police said.
‘Everything is over now’
