2 die in separate accidents in Tilak Nagar, Deonar
Mumbai, June 2 -- A 24-year-old vegetable vendor and a 47-year-old motorcyclist were killed in two separate accidents in the eastern suburbs on Saturday after being allegedly hit by a towing van and a dumper, respectively. The towing van driver fled with his vehicle from the spot while the dumper driver surrendered at the Tilak Nagar police station and was arrested on charges of rash and negligent driving.
According to the police, the deceased in the first incident, Vikas Yadav, 24, was a vegetable vendor residing in Khar West with his father and elder brother. Yadav and his father went to the APMC market in Vashi to buy vegetables for his shop. The incident occurred when they were on their way back, on Mankhurd- Ghatkopar flyover. Vikas was driving the rickshaw at a safe distance from a towing van ahead. The police said the towing van driver applied sudden brakes which led to the rickshaw colliding with it from behind.
The iron hook of the towing van hit Yadav's head, seriously injuring him. Yadav's father also suffered injured to his face and other parts of the body. The accused driver sped away with the vehicle. The passersby rushed Yadav and his father to Shatabdi hospital where Yadav was declared dead, said a police officer. Yadav's father was treated and discharged from the hospital in the evening. The Deonar police registered a case against the towing van driver. A police officer said they have launched a manhunt for the driver and added, "we are checking the CCTV footage near the accident spot to identify the towing van and its driver."
The deceased in the second incident was Subhash Dulgach, a resident of Valmikinagar in Vile Parle East, and a manager in a housekeeping company in Andheri East. The incident occurred in Chembur West at 12.45pm when he was heading from Shivajinagar to Chhedanagar on his bike and a dumper rammed into his bike from behind. He suffered injuries on his head and face.
Dulgach was rushed to Rajawadi hospital's ICU and declared dead during the treatment due to severe injuries to his head. The Tilak Nagar police were alerted about the incident after which they informed Dulgach's family. The dumper driver, Govinda Chavan, 35, a resident of Turbhe, Navi Mumbai, surrendered himself in the police station after the accident. The police arrested him under charges of rash and negligent driving....
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