Ahmedabad Hit-and-Run: 23-Year-Old Woman Dies After Truck Knocks Her Off Scooter Near Shilaj

A 23-year-old laboratory employee was killed after a truck allegedly rammed her scooter on SP Ring Road near Shilaj in Ahmedabad on Tuesday afternoon before fleeing the scene.

The accident took place between 12.30 pm and 12.45 pm on November 3, when Rupali Salaria was riding her Yamaha scooter towards her workplace in the Science City area.

The truck allegedly hit her scooter near Shilaj crossroads, throwing her onto the road. The impact left her with serious injuries to her right leg and other parts of her body.

Passers-by gathered at the spot and called for help. She was taken to Sola Civil Hospital in a 108 emergency service ambulance, where doctors declared her dead at 1.27 pm.

Brother Learns of Accident Through Her Fiancé

According to the complaint filed by her elder brother, Jaiminbhai Shaileshbhai Salaria, 31, he received a call from her fiancé, Ravibhai Vasubhai Thakkar, informing him that Rupali had met with an accident and had been taken to hospital.

Jaiminbhai, a taxi driver residing in Chenpur, rushed to Sola Civil Hospital, where he learnt that his sister had died.

Rupali had got engaged to Thakkar, a resident of Shela, around a year ago and had been living at his house for the past three months. She worked at Sun Laboratory in the Science City area.

Police Probe Truck Driver's Escape

The family learnt that Rupali had left for work on her scooter shortly before the accident.

In his complaint, Jaiminbhai alleged that the truck driver was driving rashly and negligently when the vehicle struck his sister's scooter and fled without stopping to help her.

The A Division Traffic Police have registered a case and launched an investigation to identify and trace the truck driver.