Overview
- In Greater Noida West, a dumper truck struck a scooter swerving to avoid a stray bull near Mahagun Mart, killing 55-year-old Sarita Chaudhary and injuring her husband, Raj Narayan Chaudhary.
- Police have seized the dumper, questioned its driver and ordered a post-mortem while disputing initial claims that stray cattle directly caused the crash.
- On Thane’s Ghodbunder Road, a speeding truck fatally hit 21-year-old Gajhal Tuteja; driver Ranjit Singh Chandrapal Patel has been identified and an FIR registered as investigators review CCTV footage.
- Earlier the same day, Constable Suresh Bhalerao died after a dumper struck him at Cadbury Junction, and Maharashtra police have launched a separate inquiry into that collision.
- These incidents highlight ongoing concerns over monsoon-season road hazards, speeding and infrastructure deficiencies that state leaders have pledged to address.