India, July 27 -- A 40-year-old scooterist died after he accidentally crashed his vehicle into a stationary truck on the Airoli Creek bridge on Friday. The police suspect he could not see it due to heavy rain and booked the truck driver for not having its parking indicators on.

The deceased was identified as Laxman Patil, a resident of Koparkhairne. At around 7.30am on Friday, Patil was travelling towards Mumbai. "It was raining heavily at the time, so we suspect the low visibility led to Patil ramming into the truck on the bridge," said a police officer. Passersby called the police control room to report the incident. The police rushed him to Veer Savarkar Hospital in Mulund. He was then shifted to Fortis Hospital, where he died during ...