Friendship Day dinner turns tragic as a 21-year-old run over by truck in Thane
The Thane police said the accident took place after the friends dropped another friend at her home in Mumbra.
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A 21-year-old woman who was riding pillion with a friend while returning home was killed after a speeding container truck rammed into their two-wheeler Sunday night in Maharashtra’s Thane. (Representational Image/File)A 21-year-old woman who was riding pillion with a friend while returning home was killed after a speeding container truck rammed into their two-wheeler Sunday night in Maharashtra’s Thane.
Palak Solanki and Pawan Mhaisala, 24, who was driving the two-wheeler, had gone to drop another friend, Zoya, at her Mumbra residence after dinner when the accident took place near Reti Bunder Junction in Mumbra, said the Thane police.
According to a police complaint filed by Mhaisala, he and Solanki were returning home on his Suzuki Access 125 scooter around 11.30 pm Sunday. They dropped off a friend, Zoya, at her home in Amrit Nagar in Mumbra.
“He said that since it was Friendship Day on Sunday, they had decided to go out for dinner,” an officer said.
Mhaisala stated in his complaint that as they reached Retibandar No 4, a container truck travelling towards Nashik hit their scooter from behind. Mhaisala lost control of the vehicle because of the impact, and both he and Solanki fell onto the road. The rear wheel of the container then ran over Solanki’s head, causing her to die on the spot, he added.
Mhaisa suffered a fractured ankle and bruises to his waist, left shoulder, and right leg in the crash. Two or three pedestrians who witnessed the accident rushed to help him. Mhaisa then called Zoya, who in turn called Solanki’s relatives to the scene.
The complainant alleged that the container driver was driving at high speed, disregarded road conditions, and fled the scene without reporting the accident.
The police said a case has been registered against the unknown driver and the container truck at the Mumbra Police Station. They added that an investigation is underway to locate the vehicle as well as the individual responsible for the accident.
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