Two killed in separate accidents

Pune: A 48-year-old man riding pillion on a motorcycle was killed after an electric bus of the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) hit the bike at the crossing of Thergaon Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) at 7.30am on Friday.

The Wakad police have registered a case against the bus driver for negligent driving.

Police said that victim Santosh Shinde and his friend Hanumant Pawar (41) were crossing the BRTS route at Athavan Chowk, under the Thergaon bridge, when the bus hit their motorcycle.

In another accident, a 28-year-old man was killed after the autorickshaw he was travelling in was hit by a speeding motorcycle at Mangdewadi in Katraj. The accident occurred in the early hours of Thursday when the victim, Ashish Khavale of Velu in Bhor taluka, was on his way to Market Yard with his brother and friend. “The victim’s brother and friend sustained injuries,” an officer said.