Jagruti Hogale Express
A truck crushed a 35-year-old woman to death as she fell from her bike after hitting a water-filled ditch on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in Jawhar on Sunday.
Jagruti Hogale had been riding Royal Enfield motorbike for years since her husband, Viraj, had gifted it to her. Hogale was a member of women’s biker group, The Bikerni, and had made it to Ladakh on her bike last year. The mother of a nine-year-old, she participated in marathons, trekking and played dhol. Hogale joined The Bikerni three years ago. The group was founded in 2011 and has a chapter in each major city. The club’s website mentions that its mission is to “create an equal platform for women motorcyclists”.
The truck driver, Vinodkumar Yadav, has separately been arrested and booked for rash driving and causing death due to negligence.
