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Mumbai woman biker tries to avoid pothole, gets crushed under a truck

Mumbai woman biker Jagruti Hogale who was on a weekend getaway along with other bikers tries to avoid a pothole but unfortunately gets crushed under a truck. She was declared dead before admission in a hospital near Jawhar.

New Delhi: In a tragic event, a Mumbai woman who was leading a group of bikers was crushed under a truck on Sunday while was she tried to avoid a pothole on the Jawhar-Dahanu highway. 34-year-old Jagruti Viraj Hogale was on way to Jawhar, popular for its waterfalls, for a weekend getaway when she mowed down by the vehicle. The incident happened when the group of women bikers was riding under heavy rains. Jagruti could not spot a pothole in front of her while overtaking a truck. The bike skid and she slipped in front of the truck that unfortunately ran over her. Doctors declared her dead before admission. Mumbai woman biker tries to avoid pothole, gets crushed under a truck Mumbai woman biker tries to avoid pothole, gets crushed under a truck Mumbai woman biker tries to avoid pothole, gets crushed under a truck Mumbai woman biker tries to avoid pothole, gets crushed under a truck Mumbai woman biker tries to avoid pothole, gets crushed under a truck “She should have shown better judgement while riding her bike. Had she swerved to the right, she probably could have been saved as she was wearing a helmet,” Kasa assistant police inspector Jayprakash Gute said was quoted in a HT report. Superintendent of Palghar police Manjunath Singh told Mumbai daily Mid-day, "The truck driver has been detained and a case under sections 304 (A) (causing death by negligence) and 279 (rash driving) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against him. We have seized the truck and are investigating the cause of her death." An eyewitness said she was crushed by the truck's rear tyres, sustaining severe head injuries. Jagruti is survived by her husband Viraj and nine-year-old son Harshit. She was an avid and experienced biker who had made several trips to Leh and Ladakh.
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