A 45-year-old woman was fatally hit by an auto rickshaw in Mumbai’s Khar West area on Friday. The auto rickshaw driver came at a high speed when the woman was crossing the street. He then knocked her off the road and fled from the spot.
The woman, identified as Sangeeta Awaramal, was rushed to a nearby hospital by locals, where she succumbed to her injuries.
The incident was caught on CCTV, based on which the police were able to nab the accused.
He was identified as 20-year-old Manoj Kumar, who didn’t have a driver’s license.
The Khar police have booked Kumar for causing death due to negligence. He will be produced in court on Saturday.
