Mumbai, May 31 -- A 33-year-old woman lost her life in a hit-and-run incident on the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR) after a speeding dumper truck struck her scooter and fled the scene, officials said on Saturday.
The victim, identified as Chanda Mane, was a resident of Jogeshwari East and employed at a real estate firm in Bandra-Kurla Complex area of suburban Bandra.
The accident occurred near the Vedant petrol pump on Friday at around 8:30 pm as she was returning home from a work site in Vikhroli.
Ms Mane was knocked down from behind and fatally run over. She was pronounced dead at Cooper Hospital.
Following a complaint filed by her brother, MIDC police registered a case under Sections 106(1) (death by negligence), 281 (rash driv...