Police have arrested the tanker driver, Masher Zuber Ali (21)
Police have arrested the tanker driver, Masher Zuber Ali (21), in connection with the accident. The 17-year-old tanker did not have a fitness certificate, raising concerns over the use of unfit vehicles on the roads.
The tanker ran over them, killing both Kavita and Aariv on the spot, said Lalu Ture, senior inspector of Virar police station. Police have arrested the tanker driver. Aariv was in his mother’s arms when the accident occurred.
Virar: A woman and her four-year-old son were killed after a speeding water tanker rammed into their two-wheeler near Kopri Naka in Virar on Monday morning.
The family was on its way to seek blessings at the Jivdani Devi temple on the occasion of Navratri when the accident occurred around 8.45 am. Dharmendra Pal (30), a resident of Jeevan Nagar in Nalasopara (E), was travelling with his wife Kavita Pal (28) and their sons, Aariv (4) and Aayansh (7), on a single two-wheeler. When they reached Kopri Naka, a speeding water tanker crashed into their vehicle, throwing all four onto the road.