27 Year Old ICICI Bank Employee Dies After Being Hit by Speeding Tanker in Mumbai

Mumbai: A 27-year-old female banker died in a road accident at BKC, Bandra East, on Thursday morning. While crossing the road, she was hit by a speeding tanker and died on the spot. The BKC police have filed an FIR against the driver, Lalit Kumar, 34, for causing death by negligence.

The victim was identified as Khushboo Pariyani, a resident of Kherwadi, Bandra East. She worked as a Sales Executive Officer at ICICI Bank.

According to the police, the accident took place around 9:30 a.m. near the BKC police station. Pariyani had just gotten off a bus at the Asian Heart Hospital stop. There is a traffic signal near the BKC police station, and a barricade has been placed near the metro station with a small gap. She was crossing through that gap, which turned out to be a blind spot.

As she crossed from the BKC police station side toward the ICICI Bank side, the signal turned green. The tanker driver accelerated as the signal changed and hit her on the left side, causing her to fall and suffer serious head injuries.

Her colleagues and nearby autorickshaw drivers rushed her to Guru Nanak Hospital in Kherwadi, Bandra East, but doctors declared her dead before admission.

The BKC police have charged Lalit Kumar, a resident of Kurla West, under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act.

A police officer said, “The driver surrendered later in the day. It was a blind spot. He applied the brakes immediately, but the right side of the vehicle hit her. The accident happened just minutes after she got off the bus at the Asian Heart Hospital junction.”

“The woman failed to notice the speeding tanker, which hit and ran over her. Her family has been informed about the incident,” the officer added.