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Two Killed After Motorcycle Strikes Excavator's Lowered Bucket in Navi Mumbai

Police detained the JCB driver following registration of a case under criminal and motor vehicle laws.

Overview

  • The crash occurred around 10 a.m. in Sector 14 near New Horizon School in Airoli, according to Rabale police.
  • The riders, identified as Digvijay Babasaheb Dinde, 17, and Harshad Savardekar, 18, were taken to a hospital where they died during treatment.
  • Police said the excavator was crossing the road with its front bucket lowered when the Bajaj Avenger motorcycle rammed into it.
  • A case has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act, and investigators conducted a spot panchnama and sent the bodies for post-mortem.
  • Rabale police said a probe is underway to determine the circumstances of the fatal collision.