19-year-old pedestrian hit by speeding motorcycle and dragged 100 metres succumbs to injuries
Girija Ambala was crossing the road when the bike hit her
A speeding motorcycle took the life of KBP Hinduja college student Girija Ambala, 19, and injured her friend Kunal Surendra Vaidya, 21. The two were crossing the road at Worli Sea Face around 9.30 pm on Saturday when the motorcycle hit them. One of the three people on the vehicle has also been severely injured, while the other two are absconding.
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Two of the three men on the bike are absconding
Girija, a resident of Mahim who was studying transport management, was crossing the road with Kunal when the accident occurred. Shivendra Vaidya, Kunal's father, said, "When the bike hit Girija, her clothes got trapped in the wheels and she was dragged for 100 m during which her head continuously hit the divider that broke her skull."
The bike that rammed into 19-year-old Girija Ambala on Worli Sea Face
Three on the bike
Rakesh Singh, a driver who was passing the area with his employer, rushed her to Lilavati Hospital. Singh said, "I saw a speeding biker ram into the girl who was crossing the road. On seeing her condition, my boss asked me to take her to hospital. I drove as fast as I could..." Kunal has said there were three people on the bike.
Girija succumbed to her injuries on Sunday. Ganga Murli Ambala, her father, told mid-day, "She was a very bright student and we were preparing for her 20th birthday, on February 1. People should be cautious while driving. Those who have done this to my daughter deserve maximum punishment."
Can't donate organs
Girija's family wanted to donate her organs after she was pronounced brain dead. "But the doctors monitoring her situation said they would not be using her organs as she has lost too much blood," her father said.
The police said one of the three on the bike has also been injured and is in the ICU at Sushrut hospital in Mahim, while the other two are absconding, ever since they left the bike on the road following the mishap.
The Worli police have registered an FIR against them. Virendra Mishra, DCP (zone III), said, "We have booked the accused under IPC sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 338 (causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others)."
In a similar incident last week, a certified pilot and avid biker was crushed under truck's rear wheels after it overtakes him in his lane; the driver fled immediately
With inputs from Rupsa Chakraborty
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