A 33-year-old man died after an unidentified car hit his motorcycle from behind on the Pune-Nashik Highway near the Peth ghat road, while he was taking his sister and nephew home for Bhau Beej, according to a report by Sakal. His sister and nephew suffered minor injuries in the collision.
The crash took place at about 2.30 pm on the ghat section at Peth in Ambegaon taluka, the report said. The deceased was identified as Vikrant Gopinath Meher, a resident of Varulwadi in Junnar taluka. He was travelling from Khed towards Varulwadi with his sister Gayatri Sonawane and her son when the motorcycle was struck from behind.
Meher sustained severe head injuries in the impact and died at the spot. Sonawane and her son were injured but their injuries were described as minor. The vehicle that allegedly hit the motorcycle was not identified in the supplied report.
Meher worked in a private job in Pune. He had travelled to Khed to bring his sister home for the Bhau Beej festival, which was scheduled for Wednesday, and was returning with her and his nephew when the crash occurred. The journey was being made on a motorcycle along the Pune-Nashik Highway.
The incident places the focus on the risks faced by two-wheeler users on a highway route that includes the Peth ghat section. In this case, the motorcycle was carrying three people, and the collision occurred from behind while the family was travelling towards Varulwadi. The supplied report does not provide details about the speed of either vehicle, road conditions, traffic levels, helmet use, lighting, lane position or the subsequent action taken against the unidentified driver.
Meher was the recently married son of Gopinath Meher, who runs a welding business in Varulwadi. The family had two married children, Vikrant and Gayatri, according to the report. Meher’s death, described as the family’s loss of its only son, led to mourning in the Varulwadi area.
The crash also highlights the practical consequences of highway travel for families using two-wheelers to connect settlements across Pune district. A routine festival journey between Khed and Varulwadi ended in a fatal collision on a ghat road, while the injured passengers required medical attention. The available account does not establish whether any road-safety or enforcement measure was in place at the location.
The immediate next steps, including identification of the vehicle involved and the official investigation into the collision, were not detailed in the supplied report.
