Lethal Holi: 5 dead in 3 accidents

Three people - a rider and two pillion riders - died in two separate road accidents involving bikes on Tuesday, in Bandra and Virar.

- Megha Sood

MUMBAI:

In the first accident that took place on the Western Express Highway (WEH), Mohammad Sohrab Alam Mohammad Mirajuddin Irati (28), a labourer by profession, was riding his motorcycle with a colleague Shakeel Jakir Sheikh (25) at the back, when an unidentified truck hit their bike while overtaking them at around 3:30 pm.

According to Irati, he rushed his friend, who had suffered severe injuries in his shoulder, hands and legs, to the Bhabha Hospital in an autorickshaw, but the doctors declared him dead on arrival.

Irati, who also received minor injuries, told the Bandra police that they were heading towards Churchgate when their bike was hit by the speeding truck on the southbound carriageway of the Western Express Highway in Bandra West.

"Because of the careless and rash driving of the truck driver, I lost my colleague and friend. Even after seeing us injured, the driver did not wait to provide any assistance and instead fled from the spot," he stated in the complaint.

The Bandra police have registered a case against the unknown driver and are trying to track him down by scanning the CCTV cameras on the Western Express Highway.

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