Pillion rider killed as truck hits two-wheeler from behind on Pune's Wadgaon flyover
The deceased was identified as Kiran Pawar, 25, a resident of Shram Safalya Colony in Karve Nagar. His friend Yash Kirdat, 25, also from Karve Nagar, was injured in the accident. Pawar was riding pillion while Kirdat was riding the two-wheeler when the speeding truck allegedly hit it from behind around 5 am. The truck further collided with two cars and escaped from the spot, said the police.
After receiving information, a police team rushed to the spot. They took Pawar and Kirdat to a hospital for treatment. Pawar was pronounced dead while Kirdat was admitted for treatment.
Kirdat lodged the FIR in this case at the Sinhagad Road police station. A police team led by Inspector Dilip Daingade launched a probe into the accident and arrested the truck driver, Mahantesh Andodagi, 37, hailing from Karnataka, Sunday night.
Last month, one man was killed, and several others were injured after a speeding Mercedes car rammed into a motorcycle on the Wadgaon bridge. The police arrested four people travelling in the Mercedes car, including the driver and owner. They booked a case under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act and claimed that the driver was drunk while driving.
In another accident last month, a speeding truck ran over a 36-year-old motorcyclist near the Wadgaon bridge. The truck also hit two autorickshaws, a car and another two-wheeler in the accident.
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