Nagpur: A 27-year-old man died after his motorcycle crashed into a damaged truck allegedly parked dangerously without adequate warning on the Jabalpur-Hyderabad Outer Ring Road highway near Pandhurna on Tuesday night. His friend, who was riding pillion, sustained serious injuries and is undergoing treatment at GMCH.
He was travelling with his friend, Saurabh Todase (20), on a motorcycle when the accident occurred around 8.30 pm on Oct 27. Police identified the truck driver as Dharmendra Chaurasia (30), a resident of Prayagraj district in Uttar Pradesh. Following a complaint by Lumesh Jambhulkar (25), Wathoda police registered a case against the truck driver under Sections 106(1), 281 and 125(B) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with Section 122 of the Motor Vehicles Act .
The motorcycle crashed into a damaged truck parked on the road, close to Pandhurna village, according to Wathoda police. The deceased, Pravin Kumar Walde, a resident of Kanholi near Dongargaon on Wardha Road, was returning from Pangaon in Gondia district after attending his grandmother’s funeral. The stretch was poorly lit, and Walde allegedly failed to spot the stationary vehicle in time.