Accident claims life of 27-year-old teacher in Bhiwandi

A 27-year-old school teacher in Bhiwandi, India, died after being hit by a speeding truck while riding her scooter. The driver has been arrested.

N K Gupta

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Bhiwandi: On Tuesday morning, a 27-year-old school teacher lost her life in Bhiwandi after being struck by a speeding truck. The police arrested the driver and seized the involved truck.

The victim, identified as Hanisha Nitin Taware, a resident of Taware compound in Bhiwandi, was en route to the Bhiwandi-based English school on her scooter around 7 am when the tragedy took place at Ratan Juice Center under the jurisdiction of Bhoiwada police station.

According to Bhoiwada police, the collision occurred when a truck travelling from Anjurphata to Bhiwandi struck Taware’s bike from behind near Ratan Juice Centre. The impact threw her off the two-wheeler, causing severe head injuries.

Despite immediate attention from a local resident who alerted the police, Taware was rushed to Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Bhiwandi, where she was declared dead upon arrival.

The police have registered a case against the truck driver under sections 304(a) (causing death by negligence) and 279 (rash and negligence on a public way) of the Indian Penal Code, along with section 184 of the Motor Vehicle Act.