Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Jul 1: Denita Rodrigues (10), a sixth standard student of Mount Carmel School in Mary Hill in the city, lost her life after a Tata 407 goods tempo hit her on the evening of Wednesday June 30. She was waiting for a bus in a bus shelter at Mary Hill, along with a teacher named Linette Planet Pinto, who suffered injuries.
Denita was the daughter of James and Elizabeth Rodrigues, residents of Padavinangady here. After her mother delivered a baby two months ago at her sister's home in Kulaigudde, Vidyanagar, the student used to come to the school from Kulaigudde, it is learnt.
After school, the girl was waiting for bus in the company of the Pinto, a teacher of Infant Mary School in Mary Hill. Denita was killed on the spot. The injured teacher was shifted to a hospital. Driver of the vehicle ran away from the scene of the accident.
Kankanady policemen have seized the vehicle and registered a case. Investigations are on.