Woman, minor son killed in road accident on Pune-Mumbai expressway

Jun 28, 2022 07:43 PM IST

A woman and her minor son were killed in a road accident when a container hit their two-wheeler on Monday at around 5:30 pm near Shilatane Phata on the Pune-Mumbai expressway

A woman and her minor son were killed in a road accident when a container hit their two-wheeler on Monday at around 5:30 pm near Shilatane Phata on the Pune-Mumbai expressway.

A woman and her minor son were killed in a road accident when a container hit their two-wheeler on Monday. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)
A woman and her minor son were killed in a road accident when a container hit their two-wheeler on Monday. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)

The victims were identified as Pushpa Pawan Sharma (26) and Yuvraj Pawan Sharma (3). Her husband, Pawan Ganpatilal Sharma has been seriously injured, said officials.

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According to Lonavla rural police, the family was travelling to Pune from Lonavla on a two-wheeler when a container rammed into them, killing the mother and son on the spot. The husband was seriously injured and has a fractured leg.

Police confirmed that the family is from Rajasthan and were residing in Nigdi, Pimpri-Chinchwad.

Nilesh Mane, police inspector Lonavla rural police station said the police have arrested the container driver under Section 304 A and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.

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