Woman lawyer killed in road mishap on old Pune–Mumbai highway
Police identified the deceased as Apeksha Thorat, 26. Her father Ashok Thorat, 55, an ex-serviceman residing in Khandve Nagar, Lohegaon, lodged the first information report (FIR) in this case at the Dapodi police station in Pimpri Chinchwad.
A press release issued by police on Saturday stated that Apeksha was on her motorcycle, when a speeding car crashed into her from the back around 3.30 pm. Apeksha died on the spot.
Police sub inspector N B Pawale said Apeksha was a lawyer. Police identified the truck that knocked her down and booked the driver under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 106, 125(a), 125(b), 281 and sections of the Motor Vehicle Act.
Further investigation was on, police said.
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