8 month-pregnant Indian-origin techie killed by speeding BMW in Australia

A 33-year-old Indian-origin techie, who was 8 months pregnant was killed after she was hit by a car in Sydney, Australia on Friday.

Samanvitha Dhareshwar was walking with husband and 3-year-old son along George St in Hornsby when a Kia car slowed down near a carpark to let the family pass.

Moments later, a speeding BMW rear-ended the Kia causing the car to surge forward and hit the woman.

Dhareshwar was treated at the scene and rushed to to Westmead Hospital in a critical and unstable condition.

However, she and her unborn child were pronounced dead. The drivers of both the cars were uninjured.

The BMW was being driven by a 19-year-old man named Aaron Papazoglu who has been charged with dangerous driving occasioning death, negligent driving occasioning death, and causing the loss of a foetus.

At a bail hearing, Magistrate Ray Plibersek refused Papazoglu’s application, describing the incident as “an absolutely tragic case”.

“It’s a terrible outcome for two families,” he said. “The community’s heart goes out to the victim’s family for the tragic loss.”

Dhareshwar worked at Alsco Uniforms as an IT systems analyst

(with PTI inputs)