Bengaluru: Kannada actor Nagabhushan SS has been arrested in a car accident caused to women’s death on Saturday night.  The actor drove the car himself and rammed into a couple, said police.

The incident occurred at Vasanthapura Main Road in Bengaluru on Saturday night. According to the police, Prema S (48) and Krishna B (58) were walking on the footpath. The actor driving his car from Uttarahalli towards Konanakunte Cross allegedly knocked them down, before crashing into an electric pole. Police said that he was driving the car in a rash and negligent manner.

The severely injured couple was rushed to a private hospital. While the woman succumbed to her injuries on the way to the hospital, her husband is undergoing treatment. The incident took place at Kumaraswamy layout traffic police limits in Bengaluru. Police registered a case and the car seized for further investigation.