Thane: Woman out on morning walk injured after speeding car hits her

A 42-year-old woman suffered multiple fractures after a speeding her hit her while she was out for morning walk in Maharashtra's Thane city, police said.

The incident took place on Monday, a fortnight after a tech firm CEO died after being hit by a speeding car during her morning walk in Worli area of neighbouring Mumbai. 

Neelam Patwardhan, a resident of Ghodbunder Road in Thane, was out for morning walk at around 6.30 am on Monday when a car hit her at the Yeoor hills gate, an official from Vartak Nagar police station said.

The woman suffered multiple fractures in her leg. She was rushed to a hospital and was undergoing treatment, he said. Search was on for the driver whose vehicle has been identified, the official said. A case was registered against the driver under provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Motor Vehicles Act, he said.