A 70-year-old man died after being hit by a speeding car while crossing Sagbagh Road in Andheri East on April 4. Sadanand Kundar, a resident of Kalyan West resident, had come to visit his daughter, Jyoti Salian, in Marol. Around 9.25am., while the two were walking to a nearby bank, Kundar, walking slightly ahead, was struck by a car near the 3M Car Care shop. He was thrown several feet into the air and fell to the road.
The driver stopped briefly, and after a crowd gathered, took Kundar and his daughter to Paramount Hospital, Sakinaka, where doctors declared him dead during treatment. The driver fled the hospital afterwards.
Police are reviewing CCTV footage. An FIR was registered on April 5 under sections 106(1) (causing death by negligence) and 281 (rash driving) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act.
