8-month pregnant Indian woman, her unborn child killed in car crash in Australia, she was out for walk with husband

A 33-year-old India(BHARAT)n woman who was eight months pregnant was killed in a terrible car accident in Sydney, Australia. The woman, Samanvitha Dhareshwar, was only a few weeks away from delivering her second baby. She had gone out for a walk with her husband and their three-year-old son when the crash happened last week, police said.

According to police, a Kia Carnival had slowed down to allow the family to cross the footpath on George Street in Hornsby around 8 pm on Friday. At that moment, a speeding BMW crashed into the back of the Kia. The strong impact pushed the Kia forward, and it hit Dhareshwar as she was stepping across the entrance of a car park.

Police said she suffered extremely serious injuries. She was taken to Westmead Hospital right away, but doctors could not save her or her unborn baby.

The BMW was reportedly driven by 19-year-old Aaron Papazoglu, who was on a provisional driver’s licence. Police said both drivers of the BMW and the Kia escaped without injuries.

It is still unclear whether Dhareshwar’s husband or her three-year-old son were hurt in the crash.

Her LinkedIn profile shows that Dhareshwar was a trained IT systems analyst who worked in business application support and administration. She was employed as a test analyst at Alsco Uniforms.

Police said the BMW driver was later arrested at his home in Wahroonga. He has been charged with several offences, including dangerous driving causing death, negligent driving causing death, and causing the loss of a foetus.

A magistrate refused him bail because of the seriousness of the incident.

He is expected to be tried under Zoe’s Law, a New South Wales (NSW) law introduced in 2022. This law allows tougher punishment when an unborn child dies as a result of a crime. If found guilty, the offender can get up to three extra years added to the main sentence for dangerous or negligent driving.