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Maharashtra: Motorcyclist crushed to death as cement mixer truck topples in Pune

Maharashtra: Motorcyclist crushed to death as cement mixer truck topples in Pune

A motorcyclist was killed after a cement mixer truck overturned and crushed his two-wheeler in Maharashtra`s Pune city shortly after midnight on Wednesday, police said, reported PTI. The incident occurred around 12.30 am near a hospital at Navale Bridge in the Narhe area on the Katraj-Bavdhan route, reported PTI. The cement mixer truck suddenly overturned while negotiating a turn at the Navale chowk and fell onto the motorcycle, crushing the rider underneath, officials from Narhe police station said. The motorcyclist, identified as Rameshwar Machhindra Bhogale (31), a resident of Katraj and originally from Beed district, died on the spot, the police said, reported PTI. The truck driver, Gorakh Laxman Ransure (50), sustained minor head injuries and was taken for medical treatment, they said, reported PTI. The police later removed the vehicles from the spot and restored traffic movement on the stretch. Six killed as car collides with motorcycle in Jalgaon In another incident, six persons were killed and one was injured after a speeding car collided with a motorcycle in Maharashtra`s Jalgaon district on Tuesday …

‘Don’t want their deaths to go in vain’: Devastated families demand justice | Pune News

‘Don’t want their deaths to go in vain’: Devastated families demand justice | Pune News

By Sanika Deshpande While the tragedy  that occurred on Navale bridge has left the surviving members of the Navalkar and Dabhade families devastated, it has also raised many issues of safety. “Whose fault was it? Was it their fault for choosing that route to come home? Whose to be punished for this? So many families are devastated now because of this one incident. We just need justice. This is not the first time this has occurred. Many such accidents have already occurred there. How many people need to lose their loved ones for something to be done?” Said Vaishnavi Nagale, a close friend and neighbour. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways’ Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD) lists the Navale bridge in Pune’s Narhe neighbourhood as a “black spot” due to its reputation as an accident-prone area. A 500-metre section of a road that has seen five or more fatalities or serious injuries in the last three years is referred to as a “black spot” in accordance with guidelines established by the ministry and the …