A 17-year-old biker died, and two pillion riders were injured after being hit by a speeding, unidentified vehicle in Bhiwandi on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Adarsh Karn, a tenth-grade student who lived with his parents and brother in Ovali village, Bhiwandi. The injured individuals are Guddu Kumar and Vivek Kumar.
The incident occurred on the Anjurphata-Dapoda road in Bhiwandi, within the jurisdiction of the Narpoli Police Station, between 12:50 and 1:35 AM on Monday. According to the police, Karn was riding a motorcycle, and his two friends were riding pillion. They had left home to celebrate a friend’s birthday and met with an accident on their way back.
Police stated that an unidentified vehicle was being driven recklessly and hit them from behind, causing them to fall on the road and sustain serious injuries. The driver fled the scene. Locals and bystanders rushed to the spot and alerted the police.
Upon receiving the information, police officers rushed to the scene and transported the victims to Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Bhiwandi. Karn was declared dead on arrival, while Guddu and Vivek were referred to another hospital in Mumbai for further treatment. Guddu sustained a leg fracture, and Vivek suffered a head injury.
Aditya Karn, the brother of the deceased, said, “My brother left home with two friends around 9:30 PM on Sunday to celebrate a birthday party. My father called him at around 11:30 PM, and he said he was sitting down for dinner and would leave in a few minutes. After an hour passed, I called him again, but his phone was switched off. Eventually, Guddu informed us that they had met with an accident.”
Santosh Shinde, a police inspector from Narpoli Police Station, said, “We are reviewing CCTV footage from the nearby locality to identify the vehicle’s registration number. Once we obtain the number, we will forward it to RTO Thane to trace the vehicle’s owner. We will arrest the driver once identified.”
