Maharashtra: Speeding Car Mows Down Woman In Nashik In Another Hit-And-Run Case In A Week | VIDEO

A 36-year-old woman died after a speeding car ran over her in a hit-and-run incident in Maharashtra’s Nashik on Tuesday. The incident occurred on Gangapur Road and was recorded in CCTV footage. The video of the incident showed that the woman was flung in the air and thrown about 15-20 metres away. 

The woman, identified as Vaishali Shinde, a resident of Hanuman Nagar, succumbed to her injuries while the driver fled the scene. After the incident was reported police registered a case against unknown individuals and began an investigation, which led to the arrest of a man on Wednesday.

VIDEO | Nashik hit-and-run: Speeding car mows down woman walking on road. The incident was caught on CCTV. pic.twitter.com/vR6uwVX2ti

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This incident follows another tragic event a day earlier, where a 45-year-old woman, Nidhi Ware, was killed by a truck on the road linking Gangapur Road and College Road in Nashik. Ware was out buying vegetables when the truck struck her, resulting in fatal injuries.

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The series of hit-and-run incidents have raised concerns about road safety and law enforcement in Maharashtra. These incidents occur amid public outrage over a hit-and-run case in Mumbai's Worli. A couple, returning home after buying fish, was hit by a speeding BMW. The woman died after being dragged on the car's bonnet for nearly 1.5 kilometres. 

The accused, Mihir Shah, son of a leader of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction, was arrested after three days. CCTV footage of the incident revealed Shah and his driver, Rajrishi Bidawat, exchanging seats, dragging the woman for 1.5 kilometres and then reversing over her body before fleeing.