Woman killed, man injured after unidentified vehicle hits their bike in Thane

A woman was killed and a man suffered injuries when an unidentified vehicle knocked down their motorbike in Maharashtra's Thane city, police said on Monday.

The accident occurred around 11.30 pm on Sunday beneath a skywalk bridge near Vijay Garden housing society on Ghodbunder Road, they said.

The man and the woman were returning from a party when an unidentified vehicle hit their two-wheeler, an official from Kasarwadavali police station said.

The woman, identified as Swati, who was riding a pillion, fell under the wheels of the offending vehicle and suffered severe head injuries. She died on the spot, the official said.

The man suffered a fracture in his hand and was rushed to a local hospital, where he is currently undergoing treatment, he said.

The body was shifted to a hospital for a post-mortem.

The police were searching for the offending vehicle and its driver, the official said.

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