FIVE PERSONS together with a police constable and a income division official had been severely injured after a rider dashing on a sports activities bike misplaced management and hit the 2 of them standing at a static surveillance workforce (SST) checkpoint arrange by police.
The incident passed off round 5 am on Sunday at Manjari Naka on Pune Solapur Freeway, the place a workforce from Pune Metropolis police was checking autos as per mandate of the Mannequin Code of Conduct within the backdrop of upcoming Meeting elections.
The injured authorities officers have been recognized as police constable Ravindra Bartakke and income division officers Naresh Gangurde. Different injured individuals are Chetan Singh, whose automotive was being checked on the level, the biker Kartik Dhawale (21), a 3rd 12 months engineering pupil and Sayali Tinge, additionally an engineering pupil, who was driving pillion with Dhawale.
“Preliminary data means that two engineering college students had been a part of a bunch of buddies on their approach for an outing. The 2 had been driving a excessive finish sports activities bike. Preliminary probe suggests the rider of the bike misplaced management at excessive velocity, whereby the bike turned on its facet and skidded at excessive velocity. Each college students driving the bike sustained accidents. The bike hit an individual whose automotive was being checked and two authorities staffers—a constable and income division officer. These three have sustained critical accidents. Constable Bartakke has fractured each legs,” mentioned senior inspector Santosh Pandhare.
He mentioned the biker, who’s presently receiving therapy on the hospital, has been booked on expenses of rash driving and inflicting accidents.
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