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Eight-Year-Old Girl Dies After Unnumbered Truck Collision
An 8-year-old girl named Aarushi was crossing a road with her older sister.
A speeding truck hit them on Tuesday afternoon.
Aarushi died before she could receive medical treatment.
Her 16-year-old sister was seriously hurt.
The truck driver left the scene.
Angry people damaged the truck afterward.
The report says another person died in a similar truck accident about 20 days earlier.
Police also received reports that sand transporters and others gathered at the Waluj MIDC police station.
Aarushi Krishna Tiwari, 8, died after a speeding, unnumbered truck ran over her on Tuesday afternoon.
Her 16-year-old sister, Nandani Tiwari, was seriously injured while the sisters crossed the Vitava-Ekalhera road.
Aarushi died before medical treatment could be provided, and the truck driver fled the scene.
Angry citizens vandalised the truck, temporarily creating tension in the area.
The incident came about 20 days after a similar fatal collision involving an unnumbered tipper truck at Ambelohal.
- Who
- Aarushi Krishna Tiwari, 8, died; her sister Nandani Tiwari, 16, was seriously injured. The truck driver fled.
- What
- A speeding, unnumbered truck ran over two sisters, killing Aarushi and injuring Nandani.
- Where
- Vitava-Ekalhera road in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
- When
- Tuesday afternoon; the report says the crash occurred about 20 days after a similar fatal accident on August 5.
- Why
- The sisters were crossing the road when the speeding truck struck them.
Key facts
- Victim
- Aarushi Krishna Tiwari, 8
- Injured
- Nandani Tiwari, 16
- Vehicle
- A speeding, unnumbered truck
- Accident location
- Vitava-Ekalhera road, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
- Driver's actions
- The driver fled after the accident
- Earlier fatality
- Devidas Lahu Jadhav, 41, died in a similar accident at Ambelohal on August 5
- Aftermath
- Citizens vandalised the truck, and 15 to 20 sand transporters and associated persons reportedly gathered at Waluj MIDC police station
Sources
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