Woman dies in accident

Aurangabad, May 20:

A pillion rider woman died as a speeding motorcycle slipped

from a bridge near Demni Wahegaon Phata on Jalna Road on Wednesday night. The

deceased has been identified as Sarita Vishwanath Room (36, Mukundwadi).

Sarita Room and Ashwin Harne were coming to Aurangabad from

Jalna on the motorcycle. At Devini Phata, the speeding motorcycle slipped on

the bridge while Sarita fell from the bike and sustained severe head injuries.

Harne also sustained minor injuries. Meanwhile, the nearby residents rushed the

injured to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) where the doctors

declared her dead after examination. She is survived by two sons and a

daughter. Last rites were performed at her native village at Kumbhari in

Bhokardan tehsil on Thursday.