Accident sparks violence in Bangalore

Mob pelted stones and set the vehicle on fire as a speeding van fatally knocked down a passer-by, said the police.

A man was fatally knocked down by a van in Bangalore on Thursday, triggering protest from the passers-by who set the goods vehicle on fire and broke windowpanes of 10 other city buses, police said.

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The mob rampage held up the city traffic for some time and police had to intervene to restore normalcy, the sources said.

Police said a BSNL employee, while the van and the driver made a vain attempt to speed away fatally knocked down crossing the road. However, the passers-by chased the vehicle, brought it to a halt and set it afire.

They also pelted stones on 10 Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) buses and damaged its windowpanes, police said.