Six-year-old killed, father critical after being hit by truck
THANE, Nov. 27 -- A six-year-old girl was killed and her father was critically injured after a container truck hit their two-wheeler at a junction on the APJ Abdul Kalam Flyover in Bhiwandi on Wednesday afternoon. A viral video of the accident reveals that the father overtook the truck from the left and was heading straight while the truck turned left, resulting in the crash.
According to the police, Umar Shaikh, a doctor and a resident of Farid Bag, was dropping his daughter, Khadija Shaikh, at school via Chavindra Road when the accident occurred at the flyover junction.
A video of the accident, which soon went viral, reveals that the accident took place at at Vanjarpatti Naka on APJ Abdul Kalam Flyover when Umar overtook the truck from the left side and was heading straight towards Dhamkarnaka while the truck took a left turn. The two-wheeler was in in the blind spot for the truck, because of which, he failed to notice the two-wheeler, resulting in the crash. The truck dragging both the father and daughter forward and crushing their two-wheeler. Passerby rushed to help and rescued the father and the daughter.
"Khadija died on the spot and Umar, who was trapped under the truck, was rescued by some passersby. They were both rushed to a nearby hospital, where Khadija was declared dead on arrival. Umar was admitted and remains in critical condition. Neither of them was wearing a helmet," said D.A. Badgire, investigating officer at Nizampura Police Station.
The police have detained the truck driver and registered a case under Section 106 (rash driving) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, against him.
The child's body has been sent for post-mortem examination....
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