MANGALURU: A 13-year-old schoolgirl displayed outstanding presence of thoughts and composure when she rushed to her mom’s support and lifted an autorickshaw that toppled on her after she was hit by the rushing automobile.
Chethana, 40, a resident of Rajaratnapura, was hit by the autorickshaw whereas she was crossing the Kinnigoli-Kateel Street in Ramanagara on Friday.Her daughter Vaibhavi, a category seven scholar from St Mary’s Central College, Kinnigoli, who was ready simply throughout the highway, witnessed the accident and with out losing a second, jumped into the rescue act.
Whereas an injured Chethana remains to be recovering in hospital, the autorickshaw driver and a passenger within the automobile have been additionally injured.
The accident and Vaibhavi’s outstanding act have been captured on a CCTV digital camera put in at a close-by store. The footage has since gone viral.
Based on sources, Chethana, who works as a financial institution deposit assortment agent, was hurriedly crossing the highway to satisfy her daughter, when the rushing autorickshaw got here dangerously near Chethana. As the driving force of the three-wheeler tried to take a pointy left flip to keep away from an imminent collision, he misplaced management and the automobile hit Chethana and overturned on her, trapping her beneath.
Ravindra Acharya, Vaibhavi’s father, advised TOI: “It was a miracle. My daughter confirmed immense braveness.”
BP Dinesh Kumar, DCP (crime and site visitors), stated a suo motu case had been booked in opposition to the autorickshaw driver for harmful driving. The DCP praised the lady’s presence of thoughts. tnn
