Jagruti Hogale

Mumbai: Pothole not the reason behind woman biker's death, says Maharashtra minister

Maharashtra Public Works Minister Chandrakant Patil on Tuesday claimed that the 36-year-old woman biker, who was crushed to death by a truck on Jawhar-Dahanu road in the Palghar district near Mumbai was not killed due to potholes. 

Jul 25, 2017, 08:58 AM IST

Mumbai: Woman biker crushed to death while avoiding a pothole, probe ordered

A 36-year-old woman was killed when she was thrown off her two-wheeler while avoiding a pothole on a road near Mumbai and was crushed by a passing truck. Bandra-resident Jagruti Hogale, a member of the all-women 'Bikerni' motorcycle club, was on a trip with two other bikers to Jawhar in Palghar district yesterday when the incident occurred, a police official said.

Jul 24, 2017, 15:55 PM IST