School teacher dies in pothole mishap

A government school teacher died in outer Delhi’s Kanjhawala area on Friday afternoon, after the scooter she was riding on went over a waterlogged pothole. The woman fell off the vehicle and a speeding water tanker coming from behind ran over her, killing her on the spot. The tanker driver was arrested, police said. The deceased was identified as Usha Chauhan, 49, who worked as a teacher at a government school in the Shahbad Dairy area. Her husband, who was riding the scooter, was also injured in the accident, which took place around 4 pm.

A senior police officer said: “The teacher’s husband said that all of a sudden, he felt a strong jolt as the scooter hit a waterlogged pothole, and he lost his balance. Witnesses and locals told the police that the impact was such that Usha fell off the scooter, even as her husband was trying to hold it still.”

“Meanwhile, a speeding water tanker approaching from behind crushed her. As the onlookers raised an alarm, the tanker driver fled from the spot,” he said, adding that the woman was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival. The body was then sent for post-mortem …read more