Thane: 26-year-old man crushed to death by bus after his two-wheeler hits pothole in Dombivali-Kalyan area

Ankit Thaiva was on his way to work in Ghansoli in Navi Mumbai when the incident took place on Katai-Badlapur road near Khoni village

On Saturday, a 26-year-old Ambernath resident died after his bike hit a pothole in Dombivali-Kalyan and he came under a bus.

"Ankit Thaiva was on his way to work in Ghansoli in Navi Mumbai when the incident took place on Katai-Badlapur road near Khoni village," the police official said.

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"He lost control after his motorcycle hit a pothole. The two-wheeler then rammed into a Kalyan Domivali Municipal Transport bus moving along side. He came under the wheels of the bus and died instantly," the Manpada police station official informed.

After the rain, potholes appeared on Edgar road near Durgadi Fort at Dudh Naka, Kalyan West.

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