NAVI MUMBAI: Two teenagers who were on a bike died after a "speeding"
public transport bus
brushed past their two-wheeler on the old
Mumbai-Pune
highway on Friday.
The police said that around 3 pm, the
Khopoli Municipal Council Transport
bus, which was "speeding and was being driven recklessly", grazed the bike on which the two 18-year-olds - Ganesh Jadhav and Bhavesh Konde - were riding. The teenagers, who were riding without helmets, sustained severe head injuries after their bike skid on the road. While the pillion rider died on the spot, the rider breathed his last at Khopoli rural hospital.
Bus driver Dhondiram Gore (55) did not escape after the accident, but reported the accident to the police. He has been booked for rash and negligent driving, causing death. The police has served him a notice, which requires him to report to the police station on Monday when he will be taken to court.
The teenagers were riding in the Pune carriageway. They lived in Khopoli and worked at an electronic store.
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