A 24-year-old motorcycle rider was killed after a Super Carry goods vehicle collided with his Honda Shine on the Ahilyanagar-Kalyan highway near Udapur village in Pune district on Thursday night, according to a report by Sakal – Pune.
The crash took place at around 8.30 pm near Nimtran Hotel within the Udapur village limits. The deceased was identified as Omkar Dinkar Amup, a resident of Amupmala in Udapur, Junnar taluka. The report said he died at the spot after suffering serious head injuries.
According to information provided by police station officer Balashiram Bhawari, Amup was travelling from Udapur towards Otur on the highway when the goods vehicle, travelling towards Kalyan, struck his motorcycle. The vehicle was identified as a Super Carry goods carrier.
A complaint was filed at the Otur police station by Pradeep Amup, the deceased’s uncle. The complaint alleges that the goods vehicle driver, Akshay Shantaram Dolas, a resident of Umbruj No. 1 in Junnar taluka, was driving at high speed and negligently. It also alleges that the vehicle came onto the opposite side of the road before hitting the motorcycle.
The collision occurred on a highway that connects the Ahilyanagar and Kalyan directions through the Junnar region. The supplied report did not provide details about the condition of the road, vehicle speeds recorded by investigators, or whether any other person was injured in the crash.
A case has been registered at the Otur police station. Further investigation is being conducted by police constable Namdev Bambale under the guidance of Assistant Police Inspector Dnyaneshwar Bajgire. The report said the crash has caused grief in Udapur, where residents mourned the death of the young rider.
