Tragic incident on Ulwe-Uran road: One fatality and three injuries as an SUV collides with a two-wheeler and subsequently strikes a truck driver.

The SUV initially collided with the Mukadam brothers on their two-wheeler. Rohan Mahendra Mukadam, 26, a resident of Belapur Koliwada, wearing a helmet, avoided head injuries, unlike his brother Sarvesh, 28.

By - safetywalebhaiya

Nov 27, 2023 08:44 PM IST

Tragedy in Navi Mumbai: A 39-year-old truck driver lost his life, and three others suffered severe injuries on Thursday night. The incident occurred on Ulwe-Uran road when a 20-year-old driver in an SUV collided with a two-wheeler and fatally struck the truck driver who had alighted from his vehicle.

Tragedy in Navi Mumbai: One fatality and three severe injuries occurred when a Hyundai Creta attempting to overtake collided with a stationary dumper in Ulwe on Friday.

Siddharth Vishwanath Dere, 20, identified as the driver of the Hyundai Creta, was heading from Ulwe to Seawoods when the accident occurred.

The SUV initially collided with the Mukadam brothers on their two-wheeler. Rohan Mahendra Mukadam, 26, of Belapur Koliwada, wearing a helmet, avoided head injuries. However, his brother Sarvesh, 28, riding pillion without a helmet, suffered serious head injuries in the fall.

Subsequently, the vehicle struck Pramod Singh, 39, a Uttar Pradesh resident who had alighted from his truck. Singh tragically lost his life on the spot. The SUV then collided with a roadside barricade before coming to a halt. All involved, including Dere, the Mukadam brothers, and Singh, were promptly taken to the hospital.

While Singh was pronounced dead, the Mukadam brothers and Dere are currently receiving medical care. According to the police, Dere, who is a college student and the sole son in his family, was tested and found not to be under the influence while driving. The authorities are in the process of retrieving CCTV footage from the accident site and the Ulwe stretch to determine the sequence of events and ascertain if speeding was a factor. Police sub-inspector Nivas Shinde from NRI police station mentioned, "He had lost his father during the Covid-19 pandemic, and his mother was traumatized after the accident."

Dere, in critical condition and undergoing treatment at a private hospital, has been charged by the police under sections 304 A (causing death by negligence), 279 (rash driving), 337 (causing hurt by an act endangering the life or personal safety of others), 338 (causing grievous hurt by an act endangering the life or personal safety of others), and 427 (mischief) of the IPC, along with sections under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.