Archive · 24 Aug 2026
58-Year-Old Woman Killed by Speeding Dumper in Mumbai's Mazgaon
A 58-year-old woman named Laxmibai Narsana Kopul was walking on a road in Mumbai.
A fast-moving dumper hit her on the night of August 22.
The vehicle reportedly ran over her leg and head.
The driver allegedly left the scene instead of helping her.
Local people chased the dumper and stopped it nearby.
Police then arrested the driver, Kumar Horilal Gupta.
Kopul was taken to Sir J.J. Hospital, but doctors said she had already died.
Police are continuing to investigate the accident.
Laxmibai Narsana Kopul, 58, was killed after a dumper struck her in Mazgaon.
The crash occurred around 9:52 p.m. on August 22 near New Naralwadi Bridge.
Police said the dumper's wheels ran over Kopul's right leg and head.
Local residents chased and stopped the vehicle about half a kilometre away.
Byculla police arrested driver Kumar Horilal Gupta and registered a case under the BNS and Motor Vehicles Act.
- Who
- Laxmibai Narsana Kopul, 58, was killed; dumper driver Kumar Horilal Gupta was arrested.
- What
- A speeding dumper allegedly struck and ran over a pedestrian, causing her death.
- When
- Around 9:52 p.m. on August 22.
- Where
- Barrister Nath Pai Road near New Naralwadi Bridge in Mazgaon, Mumbai.
- Why
- Police allege the driver was driving recklessly and negligently and fled without providing medical assistance.
- Victim
- Laxmibai Narsana Kopul, 58, a resident of Pratiksha Nagar, Sion Koliwada.
- Accident location
- Barrister Nath Pai Road near New Naralwadi Bridge, Mazgaon.
- Time
- Approximately 9:52 p.m. on August 22.
- Vehicle
- Dumper bearing registration number MH 01 EE 1643.
- Driver
- Kumar Horilal Gupta, 47, a Prabhadevi resident.
- Police action
- Byculla police arrested Gupta after local residents stopped the dumper.
- Legal provisions
- The case was registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act.