Pune: A 21-year-old physiotherapy student died after a water tanker ran over her when she fell from the scooter she was riding with a friend after it skidded at Kalewadi Phata on Saturday evening.The tanker driver abandoned the vehicle at the spot and fled.The deceased was identified as Sejal Lute, a native of Wardha district, by Kalewadi police. Her friend, Atharva Lavate, a resident of Kharghar in Navi Mumbai, is being treated at a nearby hospital.An officer from Kalewadi police said Lute and Lavate were friends. Lavate is pursuing an engineering degree at a city-based college. “On Saturday around 5:30 pm, Lute and Lavate were on their way to a mall in Wakad from Pimpri. When they reached Kalewadi, their scooter skidded and they fell off the vehicle. Lute fell on the right side and came under the wheels of a water tanker travelling just behind them. Lavate escaped with minor injuries.”Lute sustained severe abdominal injuries. She was taken to Aundh Hospital, where doctors declared her dead. “We have registered a case of causing death due to negligence against the driver,” he said.
