A 22-year-old woman was killed after a cement block fell on her head in Jogeshwari area of Mumbai on Wednesday morning, a police official said, reported the PTI.

She was on her way to work when a cement block crashed on her head and seriously injured her, the official said.

The deceased was identified as Sanskriti Anil Amin, said the official.

She was passing by a redevelopment site near her home in the Majaswadi area of Jogeshwari (East) when the accident occurred around 9.30 am.

Her father Anil Umesh Amin, 56, told the police that he heard a commotion and stepped outside, only to find a crowd near the under-construction building. As he went closer, he saw his daughter lying in a pool of blood, according to the PTI.

Sanskriti was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her dead.

Anil said his daughter had completed a hotel management course and joined a bank last week, according to the police official.

“Based on primary information, we have registered an accidental death report (ADR). Further investigation is underway,” the official added, the news agency reported.

Meanwhile, in an another incident in Maharashtra`s Nagpur district, a Class 11 student on a scooter died after being hit by a bus on Tuesday morning, police said.

The deceased was identified as 17-year-old Bhagyashree Jiyalal Tembhere, a NEET aspirant, a police official said.

The accident took place when she was heading for tuition when she lost control of her two-wheeler while overtaking a bus at Kharbi Chowk, said an official, reported the PTI.

Another scooter coming from the opposite direction caused her to fall. She was then hit by the bus, resulting in fatal head injuries as she was not wearing a helmet, the official said, the news agency reported.

Following the incident, the bus driver fled from the spot and incident sparked outrage among the locals.

An angry crowd blocked traffic demanding action before police brought the situation under control, the official said.

A case has been registered and CCTV footage is being examined to trace the bus and its driver, he said.

(with PTI inputs)

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