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In a unfortunate event, a car crash in Australia killed an Indian-origin pregnant woman and her unborn baby, with the police now arresting the driver of the car. He has been charged with several offences, including dangerous driving occasioning death.
According to the report, a magistrate refused him bail due to the severity of the incident.
Police asserted that Samanvitha Dhareshwar, an eight-month pregnant Indian woman, suffered serious injuries. She was rushed to Westmead Hospital, where doctors declared that they could not save her and her unborn child.
So, what do we know about Dhareshwar, killed by a speeding BMW in Australia?
Let’s take a closer look:
Samanvitha Dhareshwar was an Indian woman living in Australia along with her husband and a three-year-old son.
The victim, a 33-year-old Indian-origin IT systems analyst, was working with Alsco Uniforms, a uniform rental firm.
She was only weeks away from giving birth to her second child.
According to reports from people, the fatal accident occurred on the evening of November 14 when she was crossing the street with her husband and three-year-old son.
Police said that she had gone for a walk with her husband and a three-year-old son when the tragedy struck.
Australian authorities asserted that Dhareshwar was hit by a car in the Sydney suburb of Hornsby.
According to the cops, the Kia car slowed down, allowing the family to cross the footpath on George Street.
In that moment, a speeding BMW hit the Kia from behind, and it hit Dhareshwar when she was stepping across the entrance of a car park.
Dhareshwar suffered catastrophic injuries and was immediately rushed to the Westmead Hospital. However, the doctor could not save both her and her unborn child, police asserted.
It remains unclear at this moment whether her husband or her three-year-old son was hurt in the crash.
The BMW, reportedly driven by a 19-year-old, was later arrested on Saturday morning at his Wahroonga home, and serious charges, including negligent driving occasioning death and others, were imposed, according to reports.
A magistrate denied bail to the accused Australian teen driving a BMW.
“It’s a terrible outcome for two families,” a broadcaster quoted the magistrate as saying.
Meanwhile, the devastating incident shook Sydney’s Indian community. Tributes, in the form of flowers and handwritten notes, have been placed at the crash site.
One message read, “I pray for you and your little one that you are held with love as you leave this world. Words can’t describe how sorry I am that this has happened to you."
A woman named Laura, who witnessed Dhareshwar in her final moments and rushed to her, left a card at the scene, addressing the 33-year-old pregnant woman, “Dear Mum + Bub + family. I arrived here on my nightly walk just after the accident occurred."
“While we don’t know each other, it was a great privilege to be present with you for those moments, she added.
With inputs from agencies