India, May 10 -- Two young hotel management professionals lost their lives early Friday morning after their motorcycle rammed into a stationary tempo on the Western Express Highway (WEH) in Vile Parle. The tempo driver, who had reportedly failed to take safety precautions while changing a flat tyre, is currently absconding.

The victims, Chirag Nair, 20, from Andheri West and Tushar Khandagale, 25, from Andheri East, worked as kitchen helpers at a hotel in Bandra West. After finishing their shift at around 4 am, they were riding home when the accident occurred at approximately 4.30 am near the Ramnagar Subway.

According to the Vile Parle police, the tempo had stopped on the roadside due to a flat tyre but lacked basic safety measures. "T...