One worker was killed and another seriously injured after they were hit by Marathi actor Urmila Kothare's car in Kandivali area of Mumbai in the wee hours of Saturday, police said.
The actor and her driver were also injured in the accident, an official said.
The incident took place when Kothare was returning home after finishing her shoot, he said.
"Kothare's car hit two labourers who were engaged in Metro rail work under the Poisar Metro station in Kandivali east shortly after midnight. While labourer died, another was seriously injured. The actor and her driver were also injured in the accident. But they were saved as the airbags opened at the right time," the official of the Samta Nagar police station said.
As per the preliminary information, the driver lost control over the speeding vehicle, due to which it hit the victims working on roadside, he said.
A case has been registered against the car driver and investigation is underway, he added.
Kothare has acted in a few films, including Duniyadari in Marathi and Thank God in Hindi.
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