Bengaluru, Aug. 20 -- In a heart-breaking incident on Tuesday morning, a 37-year-old software professional lost his life after a fatal collision involving a BMTC bus in Sanjaynagar, North Bengaluru.

The victim, identified as Roshan, a resident of AECS Layout, had stepped out around 11 am to pick up breakfast for his ailing wife and child. He had barely travelled a few hundred metres from his home on a gearless scooter when the accident occurred near the Vaibhav Theatre junction, according to police, reported The Times of India.

As he attempted to overtake a car from the right side, Roshan lost balance and fell close to a BMTC bus that was moving nearby. Though the vehicle was reportedly travelling at a slow speed, he was run over by the...