‘Excessive speed’: 8-yr-old killed as woman driver on phone runs him over in Mumbai
An eight-year-old boy tragically died after being hit by a speeding car in Mumbai's Bandra area. The driver, a forty-five-year-old woman, was allegedly distracted by a mobile phone call. The incident occurred on John Baptist Road, near Jijamata Garden, on Sunday afternoon. The boy sustained severe injuries and was rushed to Holy Family Hospital. Police have arrested the woman and registered a…
A 45-year-old woman, identified as Megha Rawal, has been arrested for allegedly running over and killing an eight-year-old boy, Ansh Gupta, in Mumbai. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon around 2.15 pm to 2.30 pm in Bandra West near Jijamata Garden on John Baptist Road. Rawal, a resident of Bandra, was driving an Innova Crysta when it hit Ansh who was crossing the road.
Ansh sustained severe injuries and was rushed to Holy Family Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. The police are investigating the possibility that Rawal was using her mobile phone while driving. She is currently booked under Sections 105, 281 and 125 of the Bombay Motor Vehicle Act, and Section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act, which deals with dangerous driving. A witness reported seeing the child being hit by the Innova and said that the driver was a woman.
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