A 20-year-old youth lost his life in a tragic road accident near the Bhandewadi garbage dump yard on Friday morning after his speeding moped collided with a Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) garbage truck. The deceased, identified as Niten Pancheshwar, hailed from Rajasthan and was residing in Bidgaon near Pardi.
Niten was reportedly not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, instead keeping it in the vehicle’s boot. He was riding with two pillion passengers—40-year-old Tarabai Gadekar and 12-year-old Adarsh Pache—both of whom sustained serious injuries and are currently undergoing treatment.
The accident occurred around 11:45 a.m. when the garbage truck, driven by Dinesh Dhawade, was exiting the Bhandewadi yard and turning left toward a nearby flyover. According to police sources, Niten was riding at high speed and failed to stop in time, crashing into the rear of the truck.
Employed as a cleaner for a private bus operator, Niten died on the spot. Local passersby helped rush the injured pillion riders to a hospital.
While police have booked the truck driver as part of standard legal procedure, initial findings suggest the accident may have been largely due to the youth’s excessive speed and failure to wear a helmet, rather than negligence on the part of the truck driver.
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