The other worker, the driver and the Marathi actor all sustained injuries.
Mumbai:
A laborer was killed and another seriously injured when a car belonging to a popular Marathi actor ran over them in Mumbai's Kandivli. The driver of the car and the actor, who was returning from a shoot, were also injured.
Police said actor Urmila Kothare was returning home after wrapping up a shoot on Friday evening when her driver lost control of the car and hit two workers working on a metro project near Poisar metro station. According to a police statement, the car ran over the two workers and one of them died on the spot, while the other was hospitalized. The driver was also seriously injured, while Ms. Kanetkar suffered minor injuries.
Sources said the car, a Hyundai Verna, was traveling at high speed and the actor's life was saved as the airbag deployed at the right time.
A case has been filed against the driver for, among other things, rash driving and causing death through negligence.
