Adilabad: A woman teacher working in a government run school was killed when a truck mowed down a scooter on which she was traveling on Hyderabad-Napgur national highway at Bhoraj check post in Jainath mandal on Friday.
Jainath police said that the teacher was Padma (50) of Adilabad town and was working in a government school at Heti village in Bhela mandal.
Padma recieved fatal head injuries as the lorry rammed into her two-wheeler when she was nearing the check post, resulting in instantaneous death. She was heading to the school from Adilabad at the time of the mishap. The lorry was proceeding to Adilabad. Rash and negligent driving was suspected to be the cause of the mishap.
In the meantime, family members and relatives of the teacher staged a sit-in on the highway demanding action against the driver and compensation. Consequently, the traffic on the busy strech came to a stand still for nearly 2 hours, annoying motorists and users of the road. Jainath Inspector K Mallesh assured the agitators of justice.
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