A 61-year-old resident of Kandivali (East) is critical after a speeding bike hit him while he was crossing the road on Tuesday morning.
Abhishek, the victim’s son, said, “My father, Othayoth Kokaripan Venugopal, has been going for morning walks for the past 20 years. Now, he has a fracture in his fibula [calf bone] because of someone’s rash behaviour. Doctors say he might have to undergo a surgery.”
Mr. Abhishek said that passers-by rushed his father to the nearby Ortho Plus Hospital. He said, “According to eyewitnesses, the helmetless biker was wearing a maroon shirt or T-shirt and drove a Bajaj Pulsar.”
According to eyewitnesses, Mr. Venugopal was crossing the road when the bike rammed into him and sped away. The Samta Nagar police have registered a case against the unidentified accused for causing injury and endangering life due to rash and negligent driving under the Indian Penal Code, and sections of the Motor Vehicles Act. Police inspector Pramod Nimbalkar said, “We are examining CCTV footage of the accident scene to ascertain the identity of the accused.”