A 60-year-old lady labourer died in an accident in Maharashtra`s Palghar district after being hit by a sports utility vehicle (SUV). Following the accident, irate locals vandalised the vehicle and beat the occupants, resulting in their detention, police said on Sunday.

The incident occurred on Saturday evening on Satpala-Rajodi Road in the Vasai neighbourhood. The deceased, from Murbad in Thane district, was walking home with a coworker when a speeding SUV struck her, killing her, according to an Arnala Sagri police official, reported PTI. According to the report, the woman succumbed to her injuries at the scene of the collision.

When the locals learned about the accident, they paced to the scene, pelted stones at the SUV and smashed its windscreen and glass with rods. They also detained and physically assaulted the vehicle`s two occupants, the report added.