Gurgaon: A woman who was travelling to her workplace in Sector 45 was crushed to death by a Hydra crane while she was trying to cross Hero Honda Chowk on Thursday morning.Police have arrested the driver and seized the vehicle.The deceased, Mahvash Siddiqui, was employed with SRF Limited, a chemical conglomerate company, which has its office in Sector 45. Her father said that the family lives in Manesar and every day, Mahvash would take a bus to Hero Honda Chowk, cross the road towards Subhash Chowk to reach work. However, on Friday, a crane, allegedly being driven at high speed and negligently, hit her from behind around 8.30am while she was trying to cross the road.She died on the spot following the collision.“After receiving information about the accident, a team from Naharpur Rupa police post reached the spot and arranged for a private ambulance to take Mahvash to Civil Hospital in Sector 10. Doctors declared her brought dead,” a police officer said.Her father, who reached the hospital with family members, identified her body and subsequently approached police, seeking strict action against the driver and owner of the crane.Police registered a case under sections 281 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 106 (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Sadar police station.Acting on the complaint, a team from Naharpur Rupa police post arrested the accused driver during the investigation on Thursday, police said. “The accused was identified as Anirudh Singh, a resident of Satrahju village in Uttar Pradesh’s Jalaun district,” the officer added.Police also recovered the Hydra crane. Further legal proceedings are underway, and investigators are probing the circumstances surrounding the collision, police said.
