India, March 20 -- A 76-year-old woman was critically injured after being hit by a garbage dumper operated by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Mahim on Wednesday morning. Police have registered a case against the driver.

According to the police, the incident took place around 10 am on Wednesday near Sagar Bakery on Lady Jamshedji Road in Mahim. The dumper, which was transporting waste from Mahim to Kanjurmarg, struck the woman, identified as Bharati. Eyewitnesses of the incident said the impact caused her to fall, crushing her left hand under the vehicle's rear tyre due to the narrow road space. She was rushed to PD Hinduja Hospital, where she is currently undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU).

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