In the fifth such incident this year, a mother and son lost their lives in a collision with a dumper truck near a school in Kurla’s Nehru Nagar area. The tragedy occurred on Tuesday when Kavita Singadiya, 32, and her son, Pravin Singadiya, 12, were fatally hit by a dumper while riding an Activa scooter near Kedarnath School in Kurla at around 7.15 am. 

Speaking to mid-day, Kaluram Singadiya, Kavita’s husband said, “As usual, my wife had headed out to drop our son at school. Kavita was riding the Activa. I received a call that both of them had met with an accident and were admitted to Rajawadi Hospital. When I reached the hospital, both were in the emergency ward. My wife was pronounced dead by the doctors at around 7.30 am, and my son was declared dead an hour later, at around 8.30 am.”