Published On : Tue, Mar 5th, 2024
By Nagpur Today Nagpur News

Engineering student crushed to death by tipper in Nagpur

Nagpur: In a ghastly accident, a 21-year-old engineering student was crushed to death by a recklessly driven tipper truck on Monday in the jurisdiction of MIDC police. The traffic on Hingna Road was disrupted for an hour after the accident.

The deceased has been identified as Ritika Ramchandra Ninave, She was a student of YCC Engineering College Electronic Branch. A resident of Friends Colony, Nagpur, Ritika was pursuing BE Electronics and was in her final year of the 4-year degree course.

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On Monday evening, Ritika was returning home after attending the college gathering. She was riding pillion while the two-wheeler was being driven by her friend Nayan Badhvi. Midway near Sarodi Mohalla in Rajivnagar, the speeding tipper truck dashed against their two-wheeler with forceful impact. As a result, Ritika fell on the road and came under the rear wheels of the truck. She died on the spot.

After the accident, many citizens reached the spot. Because of this, traffic on Hingna Road was disrupted for an hour. MIDC SHO Praveen Kale reached the spot along with a police team. Cops conducted a panchnama of the incident site and sent the body of the deceased student for post-mortem.

The police registered a case against the accused tipper driver in this regard. The investigation into the incident is ongoing under the guidance of SHO Praveen Kale.

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