Rider dies after 2-wheeler jumps off uneven bump

Nagpur: A biker riding rashly and without helmet was killed when his two-wheeler jumped off an uneven and cracked bump constructed across Wardha Road under the Rahate Colony Metro station on Sunday night at 11.25pm. After the fall, the rider skidded for some distance stuck with the bike on the road surface riddled with potholes.
Swapnil Pathak, 23, defying repeated requests of his family not to go out as lockdown is yet to be lifted completely, likely lost control after going over the uneven surface of the bumper. The commerce graduate was out for a casual ride on his bike when the accident occurred.
Swapnil’s elder brother Akash said the condition of the stretch of the road under the Metro station is bad due to the ongoing construction. “The visibility on the stretch is bad even in the day due the overhead construction. In the night, the stretch remains in dark,” he said.
“A private guard who witnessed the accident said my brother’s bike lifted over the bumper and fell down. There are many accidents at the same spot as motorists and bikers have to either apply sudden brakes or are surprised by the bumper’s impact,” he said. “My brother deserves justice. The authorities must be held responsible for endangering lives,” said Akash who works with a private firm.
Son of a retired NMC worker, Swapnil is the second of three siblings and was aiming for admission in a PG course. He was shifted to Government Medical College and Hospital by the Dhantoli police but declared dead on arrival. “The guard had alerted the control room after seeing the accident. Police reached late,” said Akash. “The cops managed to trace our address with the help of registration number of the bike,” he said.
Senior inspector DD Landge of Dhantoli police station said the offence was registered against Swapnil as he was responsible for his own death by rash and negligently driving the bike at a high speed.
MahaMetro sources said the road under the Rahate Colony station would soon be taken up for repair to avoid any future accidents. “We are yet to look into the case,” they said.
According to a senior government official, though Wardha road was with the National Highway Authority of India, the stretch under the station had to be maintained by MahaMetro during construction phase.