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Bengaluru Pothole Crash Leaves Woman With Crushed Ankle
Aishani Khanna was riding her scooter in Bengaluru when she hit a pothole.
It was raining heavily, so she could not see the hole clearly.
She fell, and the scooter landed on her.
Her left ankle was badly hurt and needed emergency surgery.
She stayed in the hospital for five days.
The treatment cost about Rs 1.97 lakh.
She might need another operation depending on her recovery.
Khanna says the city needs safer and better-maintained roads.
The authorities say they are filling potholes.
Aishani Khanna was injured when her scooter hit a hidden pothole on Varthur Road.
The accident occurred on August 20 during heavy rain near Nexus Mall.
Khanna suffered deep cuts and a crushed left ankle requiring emergency plastic surgery.
She spent five days in hospital and received a bill of nearly Rs 1.97 lakh.
Khanna has appealed to authorities to repair Bengaluru’s pothole-ridden roads, while officials say potholes are being filled.
- Who
- Aishani Khanna, a private-sector employee, was injured.
- What
- Her scooter hit a hidden pothole, causing a crushed ankle, surgery, hospitalization, and a Rs 1.97 lakh bill.
- Where
- On the Whitefield-Varthur road near Nexus Mall in Bengaluru.
- When
- The accident occurred on August 20, around noon.
- Why
- She did not see the pothole during heavy rain; Khanna attributed the accident to Bengaluru’s poor road conditions.
Resident criticism
Authorities’ assurances
Road conditions
Resident criticism
Khanna says Bengaluru’s roads have deteriorated into a civic infrastructure failure, describing some areas as having “absolutely no road, just potholes.”
Authorities’ assurances
Authorities have faced criticism but Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar has said on several occasions that potholes were being filled.
Responsibility for safer roads
Resident criticism
Khanna is appealing to the government to ensure better roads and prevent similar injuries and financial burdens.
Authorities’ assurances
The government’s stated response, as reported, is to repair roads by filling potholes.
Key facts
- Injured person
- Aishani Khanna
- Accident date
- August 20
- Location
- Whitefield-Varthur road near Nexus Mall, Bengaluru
- Injury
- Crushed left ankle with seven or eight deep cuts or abrasions
- Hospital stay
- Five days
- Medical bill
- Nearly Rs 1.97 lakh
- Possible future treatment
- A second surgery may be needed, depending on her recovery
Quotes
Aishani Khanna
Bengaluru resident injured in a pothole accident
“It was about noon and raining pretty hard. I was on my two-wheeler and didn't see a pothole. I was up in the air for two or three seconds. I fell, and the scooter fell on me. I suffered seven or eight deep cuts or abrasions on my left ankle, which only plastic surgeons would look into,”
NDTV
“(A) hidden pothole on Varthur Road cost me a crushed ankle, emergency plastic surgery, 5 days in hospital, and Rs 1.97L. This could happen to ANY of us tomorrow. Fix the roads now,”
NDTV
Sources
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