A woman died on the spot after a rashly driven truck dashed her while she was on way to Kachna housing board colony along with her husband on Wednesday morning, police said.
The errant driver was arrested while he was trying to run away. The husband of deceased woman has also sustained serious injuries who is under treatment, police informed.
According to police incident happened around 7 am while the deceased Maheshwari Dhruv (30) was on way to Kachna house board colony along with her husband Kaushalesh Dhruv resident of Kachna area. The deceased used to work as domestic help.
“The accident happened on Kachna turning when a truck (CG-04 JC-4896) dashed the bicycle riders. The intensity of collision was so severe that Maheshwari was thrown to several feet and died on the spot. The errant truck driver then tried to run away from the spot but was nabbed by the locals present on the spot,” informed officer investigating the case.
Police said that the accused was identified as Satya Narayan Dhruv resident of Mandir Hasoud area. To the query about condition of injured husband of the deceased woman, police said he was admitted in Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial Hospital where his condition was reportedly serious. Meanwhile Vidhanshabha police has booked the truck driver under relevant Sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC).