A 33-year-old pregnant Indian woman, just weeks away from delivering her second child, was killed in a devastating car crash in Sydney.
Samanvitha Dhareshwar, who was eight months’ pregnant, had been out for an evening walk with her husband and three-year-old son when the incident occurred last Friday, police said.
According to investigators, a Kia Carnival had slowed down to allow the family to cross the footpath on George Street in Hornsby around 8 pm when a speeding BMW slammed into the back of it. The force of the collision pushed the Kia forward, striking Dhareshwar as she walked across the entrance to a car park.
She sustained serious injuries and was rushed to Westmead Hospital, but doctors were unable to save her or her unborn child.
Police identified the BMW driver as 19-year-old Aaron Papazoglu, a P-plate driver. Both he and the driver of the Kia escaped injury. Authorities have not confirmed whether Dhareshwar’s husband or young son were hurt.