Toddler Killed, Mother Injured as Car Hits Them on Mumbai Footpath

18-month-old dies on the spot; driver arrested for negligence under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

By :  PTI
Update: 2025-02-23 12:22 GMT
A speeding car ran over a mother and her toddler sleeping on a Mumbai footpath, killing the child and seriously injuring the woman; the driver has been arrested.

Mumbai: An 18-month-old boy died and his mother was seriously injured after a car hit them while they were sleeping on a footpath in Mumbai's Wadala area, a police official said on Sunday.The incident took place on Balaram Khedekar Road late Saturday night, the RAK Marg police station official said.

"Priya Nikhil Londhe (29) and her son Vardaan were sleeping on the footpath when a speeding car driven by Kamal Vijay Riya (46) hit them. The toddler died on the spot, while Priya sustained serious injuries. Riya was arrested under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions for causing death by negligence," the official said.
As per preliminary reports, Riya was not drunk at the time of the accident, the official added. 
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