Pune: A 44-year-old resident of Dombivli died, and her friend and daughter suffered injuries after an SUV hit their car head-on on a bridge on Kolwadi-Theur road at 7.45am on Friday.Loni Kalbhor police identified the deceased woman as Simrot Nayak. She worked in a corporate office in Mumbai. Her daughter Pallavi Nayak and her friend Nitin Gangurde were admitted to a hospital in Wagholi. Pallavi is a college student and Gangurde works with a private firm in Nashik. Gangurde lodged a police complaint.Sub-inspector Yogesh Paithane of Loni Kalbhor police said, “It is a case of hit-and-run. Gangurde and Nayak were heading to Bengaluru to attend a wedding ceremony of their common friend. They took a detour to visit the Ganapati temple in Theur. They had almost reached when the SUV heading towards Nagar highway from Theur hit their car head-on and fled the spot.”“The area does not have CCTV surveillance but we studied the CCTV footage in Theur town and located the SUV. We have obtained the registration number and will track its driver,” Paithane said.
