India, Dec. 22 -- A 55-year-old woman, riding pillion behind her husband, died after a dumper truck hit their motorcycle on Saturday afternoon in Ghatkopar West. The couple were on their way to attend a funeral when the incident occurred, said the police.

The victim, Parvati Gajra, was travelling with her husband, Ramesh Gajra, 59, a cloth trader and resident of Golden Bakery Lane, Ghatkopar West. The couple left their home around 3:15 pm on a motorcycle to attend a funeral in Vashi.

According to the police, the accident occurred around 3.30 pm on the Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road flyover near Dr Zakir Hussain Nagar. A speeding yellow dumper truck allegedly hit the motorcycle. Ramesh told the police that he lost control of the vehicle af...