India, Oct. 21 -- A woman died, and a man was seriously injured after a truck hit their bike on Ghodbunder Road late on Sunday night. This hit-and-run accident marks the 19th fatality reported this year on the major arterial road, which is riddled with potholes.

The woman, Swati Ravindra Kadam, was the pillion rider and was returning from work at a salon owned by Saroj Jaymangal Thakur, 35. "Due to Diwali, there was a rush at our salon located in Green Square Building in Sanghvi Hills along the Ghodbunder Road. After attending to all the customers, Swati left for her home in Majiwada but couldn't get an auto rickshaw for a long time. She then requested my brother, Manoj, to drop her off on his bike," Saroj said.

According to the police,...