A 27-year-old woman lost her life after being struck by a speeding car in Mumbai's Malad area on Tuesday night (September 3). The accused driver took the injured woman to the hospital, where she was declared dead by the doctors.
"The accused driver has been arrested, and a case has been registered against him under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Motor Vehicles Act," stated Mumbai Police. The accident occurred in Gudiya Pada locality on Tuesday night, following which the police arrested the SUV driver, who is a merchant navy officer.
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The police have also seized the vehicle involved in the accident and are conducting further investigations to determine the exact cause of the incident.
"The woman, identified as Shahana Kaazi, was walking when she was hit by a Ford Endeavor around 10 pm. After the accident, the accused himself took the woman to a nearby hospital, where she died during treatment," the official of Malad police station said.
The accused, Anup Sinha, was booked under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and was placed under arrest. His vehicle was also seized by the police, he said. The police have collected his blood sample to ascertain whether he was driving under the influence of liquor, the official said.