63-year-old woman killed after tanker hits scooter in Jogeshwari

According to the police, the complainant Aditya Jadhav lives in the Saidham Wadi area of Jogeshwari (East) with his mother, elder brother, and uncle’s family. His cousin aunt, Asha Dattaram Jadhav, 63, resided with her son, Suraj, 21, around two kilometres away in the Yashwant Nagar area.

“Aditya alleged that his aunt Asha had come to his place to attend his late uncle’s rituals….After all the ceremonies were over, Aditya was going to drop her at her home on scooter,” said a police official.

The accident occurred around 1 p.m. near a school gate when a water tanker allegedly hit their scooter from behind on the left side.

“While he was passing in front of a school gate, it was around 1pm, when the water tanker suddenly hit Aditya’s scooter from behind on the left side. Due to the impact of the accident his aunt, Asha Jadhav fell down from the scooter. The front tyre of the tanker crushed her hand and injured her,” said senior inspector Iqbal Shikalgar of the Jogeshwari police station.

In his statement, Aditya alleged that the tanker driver was on a mobile phone at the time and was not paying attention to the road. “His aunt was seriously injured and she became unconscious. She was rushed to the Trauma Hospital, Jogeshwari for treatment, where the doctors examined her and declared her dead,” said the officer.

Jogeshwari police were informed of the incident, and the tanker driver was brought to the police station. “The FIR was registered against him. The driver Angad Kumar was released from the police station after completing the legal formalities,” said Shikalgar.

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