Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Physiotherapist Killed in Trailer-Scooter Crash on Ghodbunder Road
A 26-year-old physiotherapist named Harshita Shiva Gowda was riding a scooter with her older sister.
On Wednesday night, a trailer hit their scooter near Gaimukh on Ghodbunder Road in Thane.
Harshita died at the scene.
Her sister was hurt and taken to a hospital.
Police arrested the trailer driver.
Officers are investigating how the crash happened.
Harshita Shiva Gowda, a 26-year-old physiotherapist, was killed in a collision with a trailer.
The crash happened around 9 p.m. Wednesday at Gaimukh on Ghodbunder Road in Thane.
Gowda was riding an Activa scooter with her 47-year-old elder sister as a passenger.
Her sister was injured and taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Police arrested the trailer driver and opened an inquiry into the collision.
- Who
- Physiotherapist Harshita Shiva Gowda and her 47-year-old elder sister were involved; the trailer driver was arrested.
- What
- A trailer collided with the sisters' Activa scooter, killing Gowda and injuring her sister.
- When
- Wednesday night at approximately 9 p.m.
- Where
- Gaimukh along Ghodbunder Road in Thane.
- Why
- The circumstances of the collision are under investigation.
- Victim
- Harshita Shiva Gowda, 26, a physiotherapist
- Crash time
- Approximately 9 p.m. Wednesday
- Crash location
- Gaimukh, Ghodbunder Road, Thane
- Vehicle
- An Activa scooter and a heavy trailer
- Passenger
- Gowda's 47-year-old elder sister, who was injured
- Police action
- The trailer driver was apprehended and arrested; an inquiry was launched
- Police officials at scene
- Assistant Commissioner of Police Mamta D'Souza and Senior Police Inspector Nivrutti Kolhatkar