A tragic accident claimed the life of a 22-year-old two-wheeler rider and left his 21-year-old girlfriend with fractures after their scooter crashed into the road divider on the Western Express Highway near Dahisar Check Naka on Monday night.

The incident occurred around 10.15 pm when Meet Suresh Chitroda and his girlfriend were travelling from Malad East to Dahisar. According to police sources, Chitroda, who worked in the gaming section of a mall, had left work and met his girlfriend in Kandivali East. They were heading towards Dahisar when the accident happened.