India, Oct. 15 -- Two pedestrians died in separate hit-and-run accidents in Andheri East on Monday. While the first death was of a senior citizen who was hit by a dumper while crossing a road, the second death was of a 24-year-old man hit by a tempo while he was returning home from work.

According to the police, the first incident occurred at 11:30 am on Monday at Chakala signal in Andheri East when a 63-year-old ragpicker Mariamma Harijan was crossing the road when she was hit by a dumper, causing her severe head injuries. The driver abandoned the vehicle at the spot and fled after the accident, said a police officer.

Passersby alerted the police, after which they arrived at the spot and rushed Harijan to Cooper Hospital, where she was...