More than 18 people also suffered injuries in the accident which took place in the evening at Meshi Phata on the Malegaon-Deola Road in the North Maharashtra district
The incident took place around 3.30 pm near Khalapur, over 60 km from Mumbai, when the car in which she was traveling rammed into a truck, said Raigad Superintendent of Police Anil Paraskar.
Road accidents cost India 3 to 5 per cent of GDP every year, and are avoidable if the country improves its roads and city planning, train its drivers better, and enforce traffic laws
The number of persons killed in road accidents during 2017 was less than that of 2016 by 1.9 per cent