A toddler was killed by a bus whereas crossing the street in Borivali. The driving force, Prakash Digambar, faces prices of negligence and harmful driving.
The bus was heading to Magathane Bus Depot from Borivali East bus cease when the accident occurred at 12.40pm on Monday. In accordance with the police, the toddler, Mahek Khatun Shaikh and her brother, 5, had been crossing the street.
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The accused driver, recognized as Prakash Digambar, 48, informed the police that he was taking a flip when the toddler got here in entrance of the automobile and as she appeared abruptly, it didn’t give him sufficient time to hit the brakes. Shaikh was crushed to loss of life underneath the wheel, whereas her brother escaped with out getting harm, stated a police officer.
The Kasturba Marg police rushed Shaikh to the Shatabdi hospital, the place she was declared useless on arrival.
The police additionally stated that there was no conductor on the bus regardless of having passengers.
Digambar was booked underneath sections 106(1) (inflicting loss of life by negligence) and 281 (harmful driving or using on a public manner) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
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