The former president and founder member of the National Society for Clean Cities (NSCC), Gita Vir (76), breathed her last at the Ruby Hospital yesterday afternoon.

Vir succumbed to head injuries she has sustained after speeding motorcyclist, Sachin Kodak (23), knocked her down near her residence, La Shanz, on the Boat Club Road on Saturday. Vir is survived by husband Commodore (retd) Rajan Vir, two sons and a daughter.