Archive · 24 Aug 2026
11-Year-Old Girl Dies After Eeco Car Collision In Karjat
An 11-year-old girl named Arya was walking home from school.
An Eeco car hit her on a road in Karjat.
The crash happened near a Ganesh temple around lunchtime on Monday.
Police said the car may have been travelling too fast.
Arya was badly hurt and died from her injuries.
Her father reported the incident to the police.
Police registered a case against the driver.
The investigation is continuing, and police said the driver had not been arrested at the time of the report.
Arya Anil Thombre, 11, died after an Eeco car hit her while she walked home from school.
The collision occurred around 12:30 p.m. Monday near a Ganesh temple on the Bhoirwadi-Kundalaj road.
Police said the vehicle was allegedly travelling at high speed when it struck Arya.
Arya suffered multiple injuries and later died from them.
Karjat police registered a case against driver Alkesh Bhagwan Karnak; he had not been arrested, police said.
- Who
- Arya Anil Thombre, 11, was killed; police registered a case against Eeco driver Alkesh Bhagwan Karnak.
- What
- An Eeco car allegedly hit Arya, causing fatal injuries.
- When
- Monday afternoon, at around 12:30 p.m.
- Where
- Near the Ganesh temple on the Bhoirwadi-Kundalaj road in Karjat taluka.
- Why
- Police said the vehicle was allegedly travelling at high speed; the circumstances remain under investigation.
- Victim
- Arya Anil Thombre, an 11-year-old resident of Kundalaj
- Incident
- Pedestrian collision involving an Eeco car
- Time
- Around 12:30 p.m. on Monday
- Location
- Bhoirwadi-Kundalaj road near a Ganesh temple, Karjat taluka
- Complaint
- Arya’s father, Anil Thombre, lodged a complaint
- Legal action
- Karjat police registered a case under Sections 106(1), 281, 125(a) and 125(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act
- Investigation status
- The vehicle and accident site were being examined; the driver had not been arrested, police said