India road victim dies of bleeding as bystanders film

In a horrific instance of public apathy, an 18-year-old boy bled to death following a road accident as people took photos on their phones and filmed him instead of offering help in India's Bengaluru city.

In the incident caught on camera, the boy Anwar Ali lay bleeding for about 25 minutes before he was taken to a nearby hospital, reports our New Delhi correspondent.

The video footage, that has gone viral, shows the victim lying in a pool of blood crying for help while someone gave him water.

The incident took place yesterday when Anwar was cycling to the market where he worked, police said today adding that he was hit and run over by a state-owned transport bus going to Hubballi from Hosapete.

Police said Anwar, who was taken to the hospital by an ambulance, later succumbed to his injuries there.

Ali's brother Riaz said, "No one came to his help, they were making video and clicking pictures. If someone had cared, my brother could have been saved. More than 15 to 20 minutes were wasted there."

Police have registered a case in this connection.

A person who claims to be an eyewitness to the accident said, "People on the spot were shocked and did not know how to help him as the victim was severely injured and was bleeding profusely."