Vehicle fails to take overbridge, kills 61-yr-old

A Senior citizen was killed on the spot yesterday in an accident on the Mumbai-Bangalore highway.

A Senioru00a0citizen was killed on the spot yesterday in an accident on the Mumbai-Bangalore highway. The deceased was identified as Ramesh Annaroa Kauthakkar (61), a resident of Shastri Nagar in Kothrud who retired as sub-registrar in the Revenue Department three years ago. The police said he was crossing the road near Chandni Chowk at 11.45 am when a speeding vehicle hit him.


The accident spot near Chandni Chowk. Pic/Jignesh Mistry

Investigating officeru00a0 Dnyanoba Mahankar of the Warje police station said the accident could have been avoided if the driver had used an overbridge in the vicinity.

"Many drivers do not use the overbridge that connects Kothrud to the highway, leading to severe traffic
problems. If drivers use the overbridge, then these road accidents can be avoided," Mahankar said. "We have filed a case against an unknown driver for rash and negligent driving."

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