Maharashtra rains: Woman falls off bike after hitting pothole, dies

As heavy rains lashed Mumbai and neighboring areas, a woman was crushed to death after she fell from a motorbike and came under a bus in Thane district on Sunday. The entire incident was caught on CCTV camera of a shop nearby.

According to sources, the woman, Manisha Bhoir, who worked at a school in Kalyan was returning home on the motorbike with a family member on Sunday evening when the accident took place.

In the CCTV footage, it is seen Bhoir, ridding pillion, is holding the umbrella for the man and trying to protect herself as well from the



rain.

The two-wheeler slipped as it went over a pothole in Kalyan's Shivaji Chowk and both the riders fell to their right.

Within seconds, the wheels of a speeding bus ran over Manisha. As her relative and passer-by rushed to pull her out, the bus moved forward further crushing the woman. She was declared dead on the spot.

Due to these heavy rains, several roads were waterlogged and rail tracks are submerged since Saturday night.

Kalyan, Thane and many low lying areas were flooded due to heavy rains.