ST bus runs over 22-yr-old in Kalyan

Victim was returning home on a two-wheeler after seeing off her relative

A 22-year-old woman, who was returning home on a two-wheeler after seeing off her relative at Kalyan, was run over by a speeding state transport (ST) bus on Saturday at 6.30 pm. The deceased was identified as Priyanka Jha, 22, a resident of barrack no.612 at Ulhasnagar. Though Priyanka was rushed to the nearby hospital, she was declared dead on arrival.

The bus driver was booked under sections 279, 304A and 337 of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of Motor Vehicles Act. (Pic for representation/HT file photo)

A senior officer from Kolshewadi police station said, “We have arrested the ST bus driver. He was later identified as Lahu Belekar, 34, a resident of Mahral village in Thane rural. He was produced in court today [ON Sunday] and was remanded in magisterial custody remand (MCR).”

Belekar was booked under sections 279, 304A and 337 of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of Motor Vehicles Act.