Two auto drivers die in hit-and-run on Mumbai-Nashik highway

Bhiwandi: Two rickshaw drivers, both residents of Bhiwandi, were killed after an unidentified vehicle rammed into their auto from behind on the Mumbai-Nashik highway near Bapgaon on Monday morning, police said. The deceased have been identified as Rajkumar Gupta (40) and Mahendra Kesarwani (39). According to officials, the two friends were travelling towards Bapgaon, when a speeding vehicle hit the auto from behind. Due to the impact of the collision, both men were thrown onto the road. Passersby and motorists rushed the injured duo to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared them dead on arrival. Police said the bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination.
Gupta's younger brother said he had been driving an autorickshaw for 20 years and was survived by his wife and two children. Police have registered a case and launched a probe.