Mercedes runs over 40-yr-old, Mumbai Mayor's samaritan act in vain

Mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar rushed to rescue a woman run over by a luxury car at Worli on Tuesday, but unfortunately could not save her.

Forty-year-old Sarita Santosh Wagh, a resident of Sewri, was run over while crossing the road at Worli on Tuesday. Mahadeshwar was one of the people who was close by and rushed to her aid, but she was declared dead-on-arrival at a nearby hospital.

The Worli police have arrested the driver of the car, which is owned by a private company; it seems he was returning after dropping an employee of the company.

According to the police, the incident took place at around 2 pm when Wagh was crossing the road near Sasmira's Institute of Management Studies & Research. Passersby, including Mahadeshwar, and police immediately rushed Wagh to M.A Podar hospital in the Benz itself, but according to the preliminary medical examination, she succumbed to a head injury. Her body has been sent for postmortem.

"I was passing by when I saw traffic," says Mahadeshwar. "When we stopped the car, I saw a woman stuck under the wheels of a car. She was bleeding profusely. We pulled her out and she was taken to Potdar hospital in the same car. It was a really unfortunate."

Abhijeet Patil, an eyewitness, said, "The woman was crossing the road and the car turning right. She did not see it and it ran over her. We all rushed to help and informed the police."

"We have registered a case of causing death due to negligence and have arrested the driver of the car," said Senior Police Inspector Gajanan Desurkar of Worli police station.