School principal killed in road accident

A school principal was killed when a four-wheeler hit her scooter in Kalmeshwar town in Nagpur district on Friday, police said.

The deceased was identified as Chanda Kishore Takarkhede (45), principal of Zilla Parishad school No 2 at Kalmeshwar.

A police officer said she had gone to attend a meeting at Belekar Layout area in the morning. On her way back, an unidentified four-wheeler rammed into her scooter from behind.

Takarkhede, who was not wearing a helmet, was injured seriously. Some passers-by took her to hospital, where she was declared brought dead.