Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Two Women Killed in Separate Mumbai Motorcycle Accidents
Two women died in separate motorcycle crashes in Mumbai on August 28.
Dhanashree Dongre was riding with her brother in Chembur.
A heavy construction vehicle allegedly hit their motorcycle.
Dhanashree fell under the vehicle and later died in hospital.
Maina Bibi was travelling on another motorcycle in Wadala West.
That motorcycle collided with a water tanker, and Maina fell under its rear wheel.
Doctors declared her dead at Sion Hospital.
Police have filed cases against three drivers and are investigating what happened.
Dhanashree Dongre, 25, died after a heavy vehicle struck the motorcycle near Muktanand High School in Chembur on August 28.
Maina Bibi, 46, was killed when her motorcycle collided with a water tanker near Four Roads in Wadala West.
Both women were pillion riders and suffered fatal injuries after falling beneath vehicle wheels.
Police registered separate cases against three drivers, including one unidentified motorcycle rider.
The Chembur and Matunga police are investigating the accidents under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Motor Vehicles Act.
- Who
- Dhanashree Dongre, 25, and Maina Bibi, 46, were killed; three drivers are named or being sought in the police cases.
- What
- Two separate road accidents killed the women while they were travelling as pillion riders on motorcycles.
- When
- Both accidents occurred on August 28, at about 6 p.m. in Chembur and 9 p.m. in Wadala West.
- Where
- The crashes occurred near Muktanand High School in Chembur and near Four Roads, Wadala West; the cases were registered by Chembur and Matunga police.
- Why
- Police allege that negligent or reckless driving and collisions with a heavy vehicle and a water tanker caused the deaths.
- Date
- August 28
- Chembur victim
- Dhanashree Dongre, 25
- Wadala victim
- Maina Bibi, 46
- Chembur vehicle
- A heavy construction-site cement-mixing vehicle allegedly struck the motorcycle.
- Wadala vehicle
- A water tanker allegedly collided with the motorcycle near Four Roads.
- Police action
- Separate cases were registered against three drivers, including an unidentified motorcycle rider.
- Hospitals
- Dhanashree was taken to Zen Hospital; Maina was taken to Sion Hospital.