India, Oct. 21 -- An allegedly speeding state transport bus that was trying to overtake a scooter hit it instead and ran over a 57-year-old pillion rider on Sunday. Her son, who was riding the vehicle, and her 3-year-old grandson, who was also with them, were both injured.

The deceased was identified as Shakila Banu, 57. Her son, Mohammad Salman Mohammad Salim Ansar, 28, resided in Jacob Circle in Byculla with his family. Ansar told the police that on Sunday, he took his son, Arman, and his mother in his scooter to visit his sister who was living in Kurla. The accident occurred around 8.20pm when they were returning home. Near Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Road in Sion, on the South lane, an ST bus brushed against their scooter. Salman and Arman...