Woman killed, hubby injured as Mercedes hits 2-wheeler
Navi Mumbai: A Mercedes Benz allegedly driven by an 19-year-old woman rammed into the rear end of a scooty ahead of it on the Sion-Panvel highway near Kharghar on Wednesday night, killing a woman who was sitting pillion on the two-wheeler.
Her husband riding the scooty sustained bruises to both his legs, right hand and face as the scooty skid on the road due to the collision.
The deceased woman has been identified as Rekha Yadav (50). She and her injured husband Gopal Yadav (54) lived in New Panvel. Acting on a complaint by Gopal Yadav, Kharghar police have booked Tithi Vinayak Singh, an engineering student, who lives in New Panvel, under relevant sections of BNS for rash driving on public way, causing death by negligence and endangering human life or personal safety of other. However, as per the provision of the law, the accused Singh was not arrested but served with a notice under BNSS directing her to co-operate in police investigation, informed Kharghar police.
The mishap occurred around 8.45 pm when the accused Tithi Singh was returning home on her Mercedes after visiting her friend in Belapur.— George Mendonca
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