17 November,2023 10:52 AM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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Two persons died in Thane district following a collision between two motorbikes, meanwhile, two persons sustained injuries. According to the report in PTI, the accident happened at Bamne Phata near Shahapur in the district.
The district rural police were quoted in the PTI report saying that the incident unfolded on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. Meanwhile, a station house officer of Shahapur Police Station told the media that a two-wheeler carrying Takdir Mukne (30) and a pillion rider collided head-on with another motorbike approaching from the opposite direction.
According to the report, the collision claimed the lives of Mukne and the rider on the other two-wheeler. The other deceased was identified as Sagar Gore (32). Both the riders reportedly succumbed to their injuries sustained in the accident.
Additionally, the pillion riders on both motorbikes sustained grievous injuries and have been admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment. The pillion rider duo is in critical condition, the report added.
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Meanwhile, the authorities are conducting a probe into the circumstances surrounding the accident.
In another accident last month, a heavy multi-axel vehicle allegedly mowed down a five-year-old girl in Bhiwandi town of Thane district. According to an agency report, the accident occurred when the girl was crossing Cavindra-Vanzarpratti road around 12.30 pm and was run over by the vehicle.
The Thane Police later detained the driver and filed a case against him under section 304A (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code and Motor Vehicles Act, the agency report added.
Reportedly, locals had gathered at the spot and sloganeered against the police and administration; the sloganeering was an expression of their frustration. The locals had been demanding a ban on the movement of heavy vehicles on the said road between 12 noon to 5 pm and the issue was pending with the traffic department when the accident happened.
Meanwhile, in another case, a six-year-old died after he came into contact with a live wire outside his house in Mulund suburb of Mumbai. The live wire belonged to Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) and the young boy accidentally made contact with it. The police registered an Accidental death report and launched a probe into the incident.
According to the local authorities, the electric wire in question belonged to the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB), and the young boy accidentally made contact with it. An Accidental Death Report (ADR) has been registered by the police and a probe has been launched into the incident.
With agency inputs
