Overview
- The crash, which occurred Saturday around 7:25 am near Kalwa’s Kharegaon toll naka on the Mumbai–Nashik Highway, killed Kalpesh Revale, 30, and his wife Minakshi, 30.
- The couple, who lived in Bhandup and worked at HDFC Bank in Andheri and Axis Bank in Kalina, were riding back from Dombivli after visiting a sick family member.
- Passersby detained the container truck driver at the scene and handed him to Kalwa police, according to accounts shared with PTI.
- By late Saturday, police had traced and booked a driver identified as Shivkumar Singh under India’s new criminal code and issued him a notice before allowing him to leave, with an FIR citing negligent and rash driving.
- Investigators are recording witness statements and reviewing toll-plaza CCTV to determine if speeding or driver error caused the collision, and reports differ on the driver’s exact name as coverage continues.