‘Excessive speed’: 8-yr-old killed as woman driver on phone runs him over in Mumbai
An eight-year-old boy was killed in Mumbai after being struck by a speeding car driven by a woman allegedly distracted by her mobile phone. The driver has been arrested and charged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Why it matters
This tragic event highlights the dangers of distracted driving and the legal consequences of reckless behavior on public roads.
MUMBAI: An eight-year-old boy was run over and killed by a speeding car in Mumbai’s Bandra area on Sunday, allegedly driven by a 45-year-old woman who was prima facie distracted while talking on her mobile phone, police said.The woman has been arrested.The incident occurred in the afternoon opposite Jijamata Garden on John Baptist Road, when Ansh Ravindra Gupta was crossing the road."A woman, identified as Megha Rawal, drove her Innova Crysta recklessly at an excessive speed, and while distracted on a phone call, forcefully knocked Gupta down and ran the vehicle over him," a police official told news agency PTI, adding that she is a resident of Bandra.The boy sustained severe injuries and was rushed to Holy Family Hospital, where doctors declared…
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