Ganpati rush: Two dead in 2 accidents
MUMBAI, Sept. 6 -- A 22-year-old man died on Friday after he was run over by a BEST bus in Powai. But BEST said the rider was trying to avoid a pothole when their bike slipped and the pillion rider came under its wheels.
According to the police, the incident occurred at 6:30 am on Friday in Powai. Swapnil Vishwakarma, who was riding the bike, and Devansh Patel, both 22 years old, were on their way back home after visiting the Lalbaugcha Raja Ganpati pandal in Parel.
When they were in front of IIT gate, their bike were crushed between the divider and the speeding BEST bus, causing both of them to fall off the bike, according to the complaint filed. "The speeding bus's rear tyre then ran over Patel's head," said a police officer. Some passersby rushed the two men to a nearby hospital, where Patel was declared dead, he added.
In another accident on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in Mira Road on Friday, one Gujarat resident died while five others were seriously injured when they were on their way to Lalbaugcha Raja pandal in the city. The accident took place because of the haphazard parking of heavy vehicles on the road, the police said.
According to the police, Hitesh Patel, 32, was travelling from Vadodara, Gujarat, to Parel to visit the Lalbaugcha Raja pandal with his friends and family. When they were in Mira Road, their car collided with a truck parked on the side of the road. "The truck was parked in a no-parking zone without any indicators and visibility was low due to rain," said a police officer, adding that Patel died on the spot while his relatives were injured and are being treated at Orbit Hospital in Mira Road....
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