Gondia (Maharashtra), Apr 3 Villagers staged a road blockade and demanded action against vehicles carrying illegally excavated sand after a woman was run over by a truck and lost her life in Gondia district, police said.
Rameshwari Dhanlal Nagpure (40), a resident of Katangikala, was riding pillion with her daughter to attend a funeral at Arambha village in neighboring Madhya Pradesh when a recklessly driven tipper truck carrying sand hit their scooter on Friday morning, according to an official.
Nagpure fell down and came under the truck's tyre while her daughter, who fell on the other side, also sustained injuries. The elderly woman died on the spot, the official said.
Angry villagers beat up the driver and staged a blockade on the Gondia-Dasgaon Road, demanding action against trucks carrying illegally excavated sand.
Illegal sand mining is rampant at Tedwa, Kinhi, and Dangorli, locals said.
Moreover, trucks laden with sand are driven by untrained drivers in a very rash manner, posing a threat to people's lives, they said.
A police team led by inspector Vaibhav Pawar of the Rawanvadi police station tried to pacify the villagers, who only relented in the afternoon after officials promised to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the deceased's family immediately and to take action to prevent such incidents.