Mumbai: 34-yr-old teacher killed in hit-and-run in Mulund, truck driver missing

The incident took place at 11 pm on Saturday when the woman, her husband and their daughter were on their way to a relative’s house in Tambenagar on a bike.

Police in Mulund area of Maharashtra's Mumbai have launched a manhunt for the driver of the truck which knocked down a bike on Saturday, killing a 34-year-old woman riding pillion with her husband, who sustained minor injuries.

The police officer said that they are checking the CCTV footage near the roads that go towards highway to trace the vehicle and its driver. (REUTERS/File)

The deceased, Amruta Punamiya, was a teacher residing in Mulund (West) with her husband Vishal Punamiya, 35, and their daughter.

The incident took place at 11 pm when the couple along with their daughter was on their way to a relative’s house in Tambenagar on a bike.

The truck rammed into the bike from behind, causing Amruta and her daughter to fall. While the child rolled on the road and escaped injuries, Amruta came under the truck’s rear tyre, said a family member. The truck driver fled without stopping the vehicle.

Amruta was rushed to the hospital, where she was declared dead. Her husband sustained minor injuries, said police inspector Shivaji Chavan.

The Mulund police have registered a case against an unknown person under section 281 (rash and negligent driving), 106 (causing death) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with 134 (duty of driver in case of accident) of the Motor Vehicle Act.

The police officer said that they are checking the CCTV footage near the roads that go towards highway to trace the vehicle and its driver.

A resident said that there is no CCTV camera on the crime scene, but the police are checking other places.

In another hit-and-run accident from Delhi, a bike rider was killed on Wazirpur flyover on Sunday evening after being knocked by a vehicle.

Officials said that the vehicle involved in the incident was identified, but fled the scene after hitting the bike rider.