She was hunting for photo shoot locations along with her friends

Mysuru: A 22-year-old girl was killed on the spot when a milk tanker hit the scooter she was riding near Chamaraja Wadiyar Circle, opposite KoteAnjaneyaswamy Temple in city this morning.

The deceased girl is Noor Taskiya, a resident of Bannimantap ‘C’ Layout, who was working at a private company in Hebbal.

Today being a holiday on account of Gandhi Jayanti, Noor and three of her friends wanted to click photos around the Palace and atop Chamundi Hill in the early morning.

The four girls left their houses in two scooters and were proceeding near Chamaraja Wadiyar Circle. They were looking for spots to click photos when a milk tanker (KA-13-AA-0493) which was proceeding from Hardinge Circle towards K.R. Circle hit the scooter (KA-55-V-7724) Noor was riding at about 7 am.

It is learnt that Noor, who sustained serious injuries on her neck, died on the spot, while one of her friends sustained injuries and has been admitted to a hospital.

Devaraja Traffic Police, who reached the spot, conducted mahazar, shifted the body to MMC&RI mortuary for post-mortem and have seized both the vehicles.