MUMBAI: A delivery boy was killed in a road accident after a speeding BEST bus knocked his bike in Marol on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Saurabh Aiyre (22) got employed for a food delivery app four months ago was killed while he was on the way to deliver a food order, said the police.
Sahar police arrested the BEST bus driver Rupesh Dahiwade from the spot for rash and negligent driving.The accident occurred below Marol Metro Staion when the BEST bus knocked Aiyre’s bike from behind.
Aiyre’s brother Akshay said the bike that his brother was riding during the incident was bought by the family after he got his new job. “On Wednesday evening, I recieved a call from my brother’s phone informing me about the accident. I quickly reached Marol Naka where people told me my brother had been taken to seven hills hospital,” Akshay said in the FIR.
A police officer said the BEST officials said that the bus was going towards Kurla when the accident occurred. The BEST bus driver has been booked under the Indian Penal Code sections 279 (rash driving) and 304 (A) (causing death by negligence).
Sahar police arrested the BEST bus driver Rupesh Dahiwade from the spot for rash and negligent driving.The accident occurred below Marol Metro Staion when the BEST bus knocked Aiyre’s bike from behind.
Aiyre’s brother Akshay said the bike that his brother was riding during the incident was bought by the family after he got his new job. “On Wednesday evening, I recieved a call from my brother’s phone informing me about the accident. I quickly reached Marol Naka where people told me my brother had been taken to seven hills hospital,” Akshay said in the FIR.
A police officer said the BEST officials said that the bus was going towards Kurla when the accident occurred. The BEST bus driver has been booked under the Indian Penal Code sections 279 (rash driving) and 304 (A) (causing death by negligence).