Enraged after school student Kedar Pathare was hit by an autorickshaw last week, residents of Dahanukar Wadi and Kandivli West shut down MG Road to public transport. The 15-year-old boy was returning home from school when he met with the accident that left his hands bruised.

The accident has riled villagers, who barricaded the road banning any public transport on the narrow lane that generally saves travel time for motorists heading to the highway. After the accident, the locals claimed to have informed the traffic police and BMC officials before shutting down the road.