A woman has died after being struck by a high-speed Aston Martin driven by the son of a Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament from Andhra Pradesh. The incident occurred in Hyderabad, and the driver has reportedly been booked following the accident. Details surrounding the circumstances of the crash are still emerging.
3-year-old killed after car run over by SUV
Residents and locals who witnessed the accident informed the girl’s family. Bharati Mukhi (26), who worked as a saleswoman at a mall in Hyderabad, died after the luxury car driven by Sanjush at high speed and in a negligent manner hit her while she was crossing the road in front of the mall on August 16, police said, according to news agency PTI. In another fatal car accident this week, a three-year-old girl died after she was allegedly run over by an SUV while the vehicle was being reversed in Sector 46 of Haryana’s Gurugram on Tuesday evening, police said. The incident occurred around 7:30 pm when the girl was playing with other children at an empty plot next to her residence in the service lane near Ambedkar Chowk, police said. Following a complaint by the girl’s father, an FIR was registered against the driver under Sections 106 (causing death by negligence) and 281 (rash driving) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Sector-50 police station on Wednesday.
The accident occurred when the woman was returning to the mall after collecting food from a nearby hotel along with her colleague, according to police. The driver fled the spot and remains at large, according to an earlier HT report. She was found lying in a pool of blood and rushed to a private hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead, an official said.
A Mahindra XEV-9e allegedly reversed into her before the driver fled the scene.
Further investigation is underway. If proven guilty, the section mandates imprisonment of up to five years and a fine. Based on a complaint, a case was registered under Section 106(1) (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Madhapur Police Station against Sanjush.
