An 11-year-old girl, riding pillion with her father, died after the motorcycle skidded off the road in Dadar on Sunday afternoon. Sources told mid-day that the victim, Parwara Kapadia, was headed to Colaba to participate in a drawing competition.

"After the accident, Parwara fell off the bike and her head hit a stone on the road. She started to bleed profusely. Passers-by informed the police control room and a team from Dadar police station rushed to the spot. The accident took place near Bengal Chemical junction around 2.45pm," said a source at Dadar police station. Parwara and her father were rushed to a nearby hospital but the child was declared brought-dead.