India, April 21 -- A 45-year-old woman died and her family member was injured after the car they were in was hit by an unidentified vehicle on the Mumbai-Nashik Highway near Kasara Ghat on Saturday. Police said the driver lost control of the car after being hit by a vehicle which was overtaking them.

The deceased was identified as Rajshri Prashant Gayakwad, 45, a resident of Navi Mumbai and wife of BMC Deputy Commissioner Prashant Gayakwad. Police said she was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown out of the vehicle. She suffered fatal head injuries after hitting a stone. Her relative, Manoj Shiledar, 40, got his leg stuck under the seat and his head too hit a rock. He was rushed to the Shahapur Rural hospital and is in critical conditio...