Killed or Fatal
On the main street in Bangalore commonly called MG Road (a.k.a. Mahatma Gandhi Road) we came upon this tote board that provided a statistical tally of traffic related incidents. In typical flourish used in the language, an official presence was provided by stating that the data was provided by the Bangalore City Traffic Police. In our short time here we have not seen much traffic police presence. What struck us as odd were the “road accident case particulars.” We understand the meaning of Killed and Fatal. Why there should be two different statistics was a bit strange. Same for Non Fatal and Injured. I guess next time we are in the market for silks and sarees we should check with the kind folks at Vijayalakshumi who provided this great information.

You decide… Here’s an article from The Times in its entirety.
Scooterist dies after hitting stray horse A scooterist died after he hit a stray horse on Thursday night. He has been identified as Anand (22) , a resident of Kumaraswamy Laout and an employee of a medical store. This incident happened when he was returning home around 11 pm. He applied the brakes in a bid to avoid hitting the horse, in vain. After hitting the horse, Anand fell down and sustained severe injuries. Passersby rushed him to nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead. The injured horse has been shifted to a veterinary hospital in Hebbal.