8-year-old boy dies after Mumbai woman, on a phone call, runs speeding SUV over him in Bandra
The boy had sustained serious injuries and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, where doctors declared him dead
An eight-year-old boy tragically died after being struck by a speeding car in Mumbai's Bandra area. The vehicle was allegedly driven by a 45-year-old woman who was distracted while on a phone call. The woman has been arrested, and the boy was taken to Holy Family Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead upon arrival. The incident took place opposite Jijamata Garden on John Baptist Road in the afternoon when the child was crossing the road.
Police have registered a case against the woman under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act.
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