40-year-old woman hit by dumper in Bengal''s Burdwan, killed

A 40-year-old woman was killed

on Friday after being hit by a dumper in West Bengal's East Burdwan district, police said.

The incident happened on the national highway in Goda area, they said.

Rupa Sarkar, a resident of Tentulia in Dewandighi police station area, was returning home after visiting a doctor with her daughter when the dumper hit her, police said.

She died on the spot, an official said.

The accident led to a massive snarl on the national highway.

The body has been sent for post-mortem examination, police said, adding that further investigations are underway.