Former India cyclist and current national coach Ruma Chatterjee died in a road accident in the wee hours on Tuesday after being hit by a speeding vehicle on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway.
Fifty-year-old Chatterjee was cycling along with Indian junior road cycling team when she was hit by a car near Sector 45 in Noida at around 6 am. She died on the spot.Chatterjee hailed from Kolkata.
Chatterjee, a spinster, leaves behind her 77-year-old mother and five sisters. She was working with BSNL (Kolkata circle) as a senior accountant.
(Published 18 June 2013, 16:41 IST)
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