Bhopal

28-year-old woman succumbs to road accident injuries

SR

A 28-year-old married woman, who had sustained serious injuries after her scooter was hit by a speeding car in the wee hours on Monday, died while undergoing treatment at Kasturba hospital on April 21.

According to the police, the victim Kiran Maurya was 6 months pregnant and on April 21 after her work she was on her way home on her scooter, a speeding car hit her bike due to which the scooter fell and the victim sustained serious injuries.

In the accident the scooter of the victim got entangled with the rear part of the car and was dragged for around 40 ft after which she sustained serious injuries and the injuries proved fatal for the victim.

The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital and due to the serious injuries and the excruciating pain the victim was aborted and the victim was saved. However, after the abortion the condition of the victim remained critical.

The condition of the victim further deteriorated and she was put on ventilator. The family wanted to shift the victim through air ambulance to hospital outside the State but the doctors refused to remove the ventilator due to her critical condition and she died in the wee hours on Monday.

The victim was clerk with Gulmohar branch of Canara bank and used to live in Govindpura C Sector area. The police have registered a case under section 304 (A) and have started further investigation. Victim’s husband works as an artisan in BHEl Bhopal.