Elderly woman killed after car driven by doctor crashes into her at hospital

An elderly woman was killed after a car driven by doctor crashed into her at a hospital in Boisar area of Palghar district in Maharashtra, the police said on Wednesday.

According to the police, the 73-year-old woman, identified as Chayalata Vishwanath Aarekar, lost her life in an accident at Taps Hospital in Boisar on Wednesday morning.

The incident took place at around 7:30 am, and the car involved was driven by Dr. R.K Das, a hospital doctor, the officials said.

The police said that Chayalata had gone to the hospital to accompany her husband for treatment. The doctor told the police that while trying to apply the brake, he mistakenly pressed the accelerator instead, causing the car to hit the woman.

The entire accident was captured on the hospital’s CCTV camera.

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Police confirmed that the doctor was not under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.

Following the incident, the Tarapur police arrested Dr. Das and have launched an investigation to determine the exact cause of the incident, an official said.