A playback Marathi singer died in a road accident on Mumbai-Agra highway in Thane district on Thursday, police said.
The deceased, Geeta Mali, was heading for Nashik, her hometown, after returning from the United States. She was travelling with her husband Vijay in a car which rammed into a container parked alongside the road.
The accident took place near Lahe Phata near Shahapur around 3 pm. Both Geeta and Vijay were injured seriously and taken to Shahpur Rural Hospital, but Geeta died during treatment, police said. Geeta had sung songs for a few Marathi films and also cut her own music albums.