In yet another hit-and-run incident, a 36-year-old woman was killed after she was hit by a speeding car from behind and flung in the air at the Gangapur Road in Nashik, Maharashtra.
The CCTV footage of the incident showed that the impact of the hit was so severe, that the woman, identified as Vaishali Shinde, was thrown into the air before she crashed on the road about 15–20 metres away, India Today reported.
Two men standing on the same side of the road can be seen rushing towards her after the horrific crash. She was taken to a hospital but succumbed to her injuries.
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The driver fled after the accident. Police have registered a case against unknown people.
The incident comes three days after a speeding BMW hit a couple on a two-wheeler in Mumbai’s Worli, resulting in the death of a 45-year-old woman. The woman, identified as Kaveri Nakhwa, was returning home with her husband, Pradip, after reportedly shopping for fish to cook.
The man behind the wheels was Mihir Shah, the son of politician Rajesh Shah, a member of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena faction.
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She was dragged for 1.5 km after the collision before the BMW was stopped. The police said the CCTV footage indicates Shah then exchanged seats with his driver, pulled the woman’s body out from under the car, and left it on the road. The car was then driven away. He was arrested on Tuesday. His father and the driver have also been arrested.
Earlier in May, a 17-year-old minor was allegedly involved in the Pune Porsche car crash that killed two techies.
According to the police, the minor was driving the car under the influence of alcohol when it rammed into a two-wheeler, killing two software engineers from Madhya Pradesh.