India, Nov. 24 -- Tension erupted in Nalasopara East on Saturday after a 25-year-old motorcyclist died and the pillion rider was seriously injured after allegedly being run over by a passing truck. The incident soon triggered violence when the angry residents set the truck on fire, the police said.

According to the police, the accident occurred on Saturday afternoon when Mahesh Desai, 25, and his brother, Lavkush Verma, 26, were riding a two-wheeler in the Santosh Bhavan area of Nalasopara (East) when a truck rammed into their bike, causing them both to fall on the road. "The truck then ran over the two men. They were seriously injured and were rushed to a nearby hospital by some passersby. While Verma, who was pillion riding, sustained ...