Palghar Road Accident: Two Minor Siblings Die After Being Mowed Down by Speeding Van in Dahanu; Vehicle Driver Arrested
The seven-year-old boy and his sister aged 12, belonging to Modgaon-Khoripada in Dahanu, were walking on a road when the speeding van hit them, Palghar police spokesperson Sachin Navadkar said.
Palghar, July 2: A minor boy and his sister were mowed down by a speeding pickup van in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Sunday. The incident took place on Friday evening and the 27-year-old van driver was arrested from Dahanu area here on Saturday, they said.
The seven-year-old boy and his sister aged 12, belonging to Modgaon-Khoripada in Dahanu, were walking on a road when the speeding van hit them, Palghar police spokesperson Sachin Navadkar said. Palghar Road Accident: MSRTC Bus Collides With Truck in Varle Village, 21 Injured.
The injured children were rushed to a hospital where doctors declared them brought dead, he said. The van driver, who fled from the spot after the incident, was nabbed on Saturday, the police said. Maharashtra Road Accident: Four Killed as Car Hits Bus on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in Palghar (Watch Video).
A case was registered against the driver under Indian Penal Code sections 304(A), (causes death by rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide), 279 (rash driving or riding), 337 and 338 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) and provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, they said.