Pune: In a fatal accident two-wheeler hit by a speeding dumper at Yerwada
Pune, September 05, 2024: In a terrible accident at Golf Club Chowk, Yerwada this morning, a person riding a two-wheeler was hit by a speeding dumper truck from behind. The two-wheeler rider died on the spot.
The victim, identified as Deepak Keshav Bhatevara, a 40-year-old resident of Lohgaon, Pune, was riding his scooter when the accident occurred around 7:30 a.m.
The dumper truck was coming at high speed from Loop Road towards Pune-Ahmednagar Road when it hit the scooter from behind. One Bhima Tukaram Kattamani (31) was driving the truck. Due to the impact of the collision, Deepak fell off his scooter and came under the wheels of the dumper and died instantly.
The truck driver has been arrested by Yerwada police. There has been a sudden increase of such accidents in Pune. Residents are complaining about haphazard movement of private buses, dumper trucks and other traffic management issues that make roads unsafe for everyone.
