Pune: Woman dies in road accident

A 28-year-old woman died in a road accident at Dukkar Khind in Warje on Wednesday. She has been identified as Priyanka Ankush Mahajan, a resident of Durvankur Srushti in Narhe.

Police said that Mahajan was riding a two-wheeler on Mumbai-Bangalore highway when an unidentified vehicle knocked her down at Dukkar Khind around 11 am.

The vehicle that hit her fled from the spot soon after the accident. Mahajan was taken to hospital by police.

However, she was pronounced dead on arrival by doctors. A case for negligent driving has been lodged at Warje police station on Thursday.