This Article is From Jun 30, 2016

Bike Rider Knocks Down Pedestrian, Gets Hit By Taxi In Mumbai

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Dinesh Choudhary, 22, who was riding a motorcycle, knocked down Chandrakant Kanakekar, 57, when the latter was crossing a road in Marine Drive area at around 9 pm on Tuesday. (Representational Image)

Mumbai: Two people died in an accident that took place in the city on Tuesday night, police said.

Dinesh Choudhary, 22, who was riding a motorcycle, knocked down Chandrakant Kanakekar, 57, when the latter was crossing a road in Marine Drive area at around 9 pm on Tuesday.

Mr Choudhary also lost balance and fell on the divider, and a speeding taxi coming from behind hit him.

While the doctors at Saifee hospital declared Mr Choudhary dead before admission, Mr Kanakekar died during treatment at another hospital on Wednesday.

L T Marg police have arrested the taxi driver Sambhaji Tiwari, 62.
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