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Pune Police Hunt Suspected Pickup in Fatal Pashan Road Hit-and-Run

Investigators say the lack of cameras at the crash site has pushed them to mine nearby CCTV to identify the fleeing vehicle.

Overview

  • Asha Vijaykumar Patil, 73, died after being struck during her early-morning walk on Saturday near the NCL Asara temple on Pashan Road by the SPPU campus.
  • The driver fled the scene, and Patil was taken to Sassoon General Hospital by a 108 ambulance where she was declared dead after sustaining multiple injuries.
  • Police have registered an FIR at Chaturshringi police station based on a complaint by her son, citing BNS sections 106(2) and 281 and provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act.
  • Officers report no CCTV coverage at the exact spot and are reviewing footage from nearby roads and institutions to trace the vehicle and identify the driver.
  • Investigators say witness accounts point to a pickup van or Tempo, while the family notes she was a longtime morning walker and observed no tyre skid marks at the scene.