10-05-2025
Man riding two-wheeler dies in road mishap on highway, friend injured
A 31-year-old man died in a road mishap near Kavdi Pat toll plaza on the Pune-Solapur highway on Friday night. Police have identified the deceased as Samadhan Sambhaji Bhite (31), a resident of Nir Nimbgaon village in Indapur taluka of Pune district. He was currently residing in Mangalwar Peth area of Pune city. His friend Mayur Sunil Dongre (29), a police sub inspector in Mumbai, was left injured in the accident.
Police said Samadhan and Mayur had gone for the wedding rituals of their Deputy Collector friend at Sortapwadi in Haveli taluka.
After attending the Haldi ceremony, they were coming back to Pune city on a two-wheeler. Around 11.45 pm, the two-wheeler collided on the road divider near Kavdi Pat toll plaza near Loni Kalbhor.
The impact was such that both Samadhan and Mayur were left injured in the incident. They were taken to a hospital in Loni Kalbhor.
After receiving information, a team of Loni Kalbhor police station reached the spot and initiated a probe into the road accident.
Police said Samadhan died while undergoing treatment at the hospital around 7 am on Saturday. His injured friend Mayur Dongre was stable. Police said a post-mortem of Samadhan's body was conducted at the Command Hospital in Wanavdi. His family gave consent to donate his eyes.
Accordingly, after donation of eyes, his body was handed over to the family members for performing last rites at his native place, said his friend. Samadhan is survived by his brother and parents. He and his brother Akshay were preparing for competitive examinations at the study centre of Swa-Roopwardhinee organisation in Pune city. Samadhan's friends said he belonged to a poor family in Indapur.
