A woman was killed and her six-year-old daughter was critically injured after a speeding truck rammed into a two-wheeler in the Fetri area on the Kalmeshwar–Nagpur road on Friday evening. The deceased has been identified as Sarika Prashant Shete (33), a resident of Shetki Sawangi (Tomar) in Kalmeshwar taluka. Her daughter Jivika Prashant Shete (6) suffered serious injuries and is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Nagpur. Sarika’s husband Prashant Shete escaped with minor injuries. According to police, the accident occurred around 7.30 pm near the Fetri bus stop.

 

Prashant Shete was travelling towards Zingabai Takli in Nagpur with his wife and daughter on a Splendor motorcycle (MH-40/AJ-3256). He had stopped the vehicle on the side of the road in front of Shrikrishna Kirana Store to buy a bottle of water. While Sarika and Jivika were standing near the parked motorcycle, a speeding Eicher truck (MH-40/BL-5582) coming from the Kalmeshwar side lost control and rammed into them. Sarika suffered fatal injuries after the truck’s wheel ran over her abdomen, while Jivika sustained serious head and facial injuries. Local residents rushed the victims to a private hospital in Nagpur. Sarika was later shifted to Mayo Government Hospital, where doctors declared her dead. Jivika is still undergoing treatment. Police have registered a case against the truck driver and further investigation is on. 

 

 

Meanwhile, villagers said accidents have increased in the Fetri village area after the road was widened, as vehicles now pass through the village at high speed. The road runs through the centre of the village where shops, a bank, a Zilla Parishad school and St Joseph English Medium School are located, which made it risky for pedestrians to cross. Residents claimed that, more than 25 people have died in accidents in the area in recent years. Villagers have been demanding the installation of speed breakers near the village limits for a long time. Deputy Sarpanch Mukesh Dhomne said that, if the authorities fail to install speed breakers soon, villagers will launch a protest.