Cleaner killed in dumper truck accident in Navi Mumbai; driver booked

Police have registered a case against the driver of a dumper truck in connection with the death of its cleaner following an accident involving the vehicle in Maharashtras Navi Mumbai an official said on Monday reported news agency PTIThe incident took place on May 23 evening when the accused was taking the vehicle for repairs the official from Panvel Town police station saidAt a road turning towards Kalamboli the driver heard a scratching sound from the wheels Upon checking he found a stone was stuck in one of the wheels and sought help of the 54yearold cleaner to remove it reported PTIWhile the cleaner was removing the stone from the wheel the accused allegedly moved the dumper crushing the former the official saidThe victim was badly injured and died on way to hospital he saidAfter being alerted the police reached the spot and sent the body to a local hospital for postmortem reported PTIBased on a complaint by a relative of the deceased the police on Sunday registered a case against the dumper driver under Indian Penal Code sections 304 A causing death by negligence 279 rash driving or riding on a public way 337 causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others and 338 causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others and provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act the official saidMeanwhile three people died in three separate road accidents in Mumbai on Sunday The accidents took place in Vikhroli Khar and Powai areas of Mumbai police said reported ANIIn the first incident at Khar a youth 27 riding a bike died after being hit by a speeding car at Neelam Foodland Junction in the Khar area of Mumbai The deceased rider has been identified as Virendra Singh police said reported ANIThe accused identified as Pramila Khumbachandani was arrested by Khar police after registering a case under section 279 Rash driving 304A Causing death by negligence of the Indian Penal Code IPC reported ANIVirendra was taken to the nearest government hospital for treatment However he succumbed to his injuries police saidIn another incident a mini truck hit a bike in the Vikhroli area of Mumbai killing a 29yearold in the accident The Vikhroli police registered a case against Baliram Chhotulal Yadav under sections 279 304 A and other sections of the IPC and arrested him reported ANIIn the third incident a bike collided with a dumper truck at the Powai JogeshwariVikhroli Link Road in Mumbai The twowheeler rider identified as Atul Kharose died in the accident The Powai police registered a case against the driver of the dumper truck Ramzan Nadaf and arrested him reported ANIEarlier on Sunday an elderly woman died after she was hit by a speeding car allegedly being driven by a doctor at Sion Hospital in central Mumbai reported ANIThe deceased has been identified as Zubaida Sheikh She was suffering from diabetes and was admitted to the Sion Hospital for the last two weeks She was discharged from the hospital just a week ago and started visiting for followup reported ANIWith inputs from PTI and ANI