Close X
Saturday, November 30, 2024
ADVT 
International

Mumbai Woman Biker Tries To Avoid Pothole, Gets Crushed By Truck

IANS, 24 Jul, 2017 12:13 PM
    34-year-old Mumbai woman leading a group of bikers was run over by a truck on Sunday as she tried to avoid a pothole on the Jawhar-Dahanu highway.
     
     
    Jagruti Viraj Hogale, who was part of a women’s-only biker club and hailed from Bandra, was on way to Jawhar, popular for its waterfalls, for a weekend getaway, police said.
     
     
    Around 9 am at Palghar district around 70 km from Mumbai, Ms Hogale tried to overtake a truck. It was raining heavily and she apparently could not see a deep pothole in time. As she swerved to avoid it, she was thrown off her bike. The police say she was crushed under the rear wheel of the truck she had overtaken.
     
    Her friends were just behind her on their bikes. By the time they caught up, she was dead, the police say.
     
    The tragedy coincides with public anger over potholes in Mumbai's roads. The recurring problem is being debated intensely after celebrity radio jockey Malishka's parody video on bad roads appeared to have earned her a notice for mosquito-breeding and verbal attacks from indignant corporators of the Shiv Sena, which has controlled Mumbai's civic body BMC for decades.
     
     
    Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray, asked today about the pothole-related accident near Mumbai, said: "We are working on it, there will be action on potholes."
     
     
    A witness from the village next to the accident spot said there had been numerous complaints to civic bodies about the poor state of the road, but no one had bothered.
     
     
    "We saw three bikers overtaking a truck. One of the bikers after hitting a pothole lost her balance and the truck ran over her. We have complained about the road condition to the PWD (Public Works Department) and village head in the past but there is no answer. After the incident, we have filled up the pothole because administration failed to react," he said.
     
    In a promotional video for her club, which has members from across India, Ms Hogale had talked about breaking stereotypes. "I feel independent when I am riding... I feel like I am flying...," she said.

    MORE International ARTICLES

    How Americans See Justin Trudeau: Poll Says It's Mostly Positive, With Caveats

    How Americans See Justin Trudeau: Poll Says It's Mostly Positive, With Caveats
    WASHINGTON — A new poll offers some insight into how American respondents see foreign leaders, including Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

    How Americans See Justin Trudeau: Poll Says It's Mostly Positive, With Caveats

    WATCH: Sikh Man Arrested In Maryland For Wearing A Kirpan

    WATCH: Sikh Man Arrested In Maryland For Wearing A Kirpan
    Harpreet Singh, a well respected member of the Baltimore community was handcuffed and arrested by the police for carrying a kirpan.

    WATCH: Sikh Man Arrested In Maryland For Wearing A Kirpan

    'Several People' Injured In Firing At Germany’s Munich Rail Station

    'Several People' Injured In Firing At Germany’s Munich Rail Station
    Several people were injured when shots were fired at a commuter rail station near the southern German city of Munich today and one person was detained, police said.

    'Several People' Injured In Firing At Germany’s Munich Rail Station

    Sikh-American Man Simran Jeet Singh Called 'Osama' In Racist Incident By NYC Teen

    Sikh-American Man Simran Jeet Singh Called 'Osama' In Racist Incident By NYC Teen
    A Sikh-American post-doctoral fellow at New York University was called "Osama" by a teenager, in a fresh incident of racism towards members of the community.

    Sikh-American Man Simran Jeet Singh Called 'Osama' In Racist Incident By NYC Teen

    Indian-Origin Tory Candidate Ameet Jogia Targeted By Racist Voter In UK

    Indian-Origin Tory Candidate Ameet Jogia Targeted By Racist Voter In UK
    ogia, who stood against Labour's Barry Gardiner in Brent North, was shocked when he came across the graffiti reading "Vote Labour Barry, not Jogia. Keep p*kis out of politics" in Wembley on June 8.

    Indian-Origin Tory Candidate Ameet Jogia Targeted By Racist Voter In UK

    PM Modi To Hold First Talks With Trump In Washington On June 26

    PM Modi To Hold First Talks With Trump In Washington On June 26
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks with US President Donald Trump in Washington on June 26, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday, the first meeting between the leaders.

    PM Modi To Hold First Talks With Trump In Washington On June 26