Pune retired cop and wife killed as dumper truck hits bike, drags them along road

A retired police officer and his wife were killed after the motorcycle they were riding on the Pune-Ahmednagar highway was hit by a dumper truck on Wednesday afternoon.

The deceased have been identified as Ashok Martand Kale (74) and Varsha (65), residents of Kasba Peth in Pune. Kale had retired as an assistant sub-inspector from the Maharashtra police.

The accident took place around 12.30pm when Kale was driving his motorcycle with his wife riding pillion. They were on the way to their native village. While taking a right turn near Kesnand Phata, a dumper truck hit their motorcycle and knocked it down. The truck continued to drag them for a distance, fatally injuring the elderly couple.