A water tanker crushed a 74-year-old woman, who was on her way to join the Malad Masti festival yesterday morning, on Link Road, Malad West. The deceased has been identified Snehala Karnik, a resident of Acme Tower, at Malad West.
The incident occurred around 8:10 am. Karnik was going to participate in Malad Masti, an event started by local MLA Aslam Shaikh last year on MDP road.
Karnik walked upto the In Orbit junction signal on Link Road, and when she was crossing it, a speeding water tanker hit her. The driver ran away after crushing her. People present at the spot called the police and she was taken to Siddharth hospital where she was declared dead before arrival.
“The Bangurnagar police have seized the water tanker (MH04 EB5435) and booked the tanker driver, Bholanath Ruiraam Yadav, a 50-year-old from Jogeshwari, after finding him with the help of a mobile no which was written on the tanker. He has been booked under Sections 338, 279, 304(a) of IPC and various sections of the Motor Vehicle Act including 184 and 134. He will be produced before the court today,” said a police official from Bangurnagar police station.
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