Mumbai Western Express Highway Tragedy: Teenager Dies In Jogeshwari Motorcycle Crash, 31-Year-Old Killed In Bandra Collision

Mumbai witnessed two tragic accidents on the Western Express Highway on consecutive days, resulting in the loss of two young lives. First, a 15-year-old boy, identified as Mohammad alias Shah, lost his life in a motorcycle crash near Jogeshwari East. The young rider and his pillion passenger, Ali Ayub, were involved in an incident that occurred around 12.15 am on Thursday, October 22.

According to the Jogeshwari police, Shah's reckless speeding led to the loss of control of the motorcycle, which in turn crashed into a divider between Metro pillars 720 and 721 near the southbound flyover. Despite a bystander's timely call to the police, Shah succumbed to his injuries at Trauma Care Hospital around 12.57 am. The authorities booked both Shah and his father, Hayad Khanwani, for allegedly permitting an unlicensed teenager to operate the motorcycle.

Khanwani will be produced before the Juvenile Justice Board, while a separate legal action will be initiated against his father.

A day after the tragic incident in Jogeshwari, another fatal collision occurred in Bandra. Ketan Katariya, a 31-year-old motorcyclist, died after another vehicle collided with his motorcycle from behind near Teachers Colony, beyond the Vakola flyover in Bandra East. The 31-year-old sustained a severe head injury and was pronounced dead before being admitted to Sion Hospital.

Katariya's brother, Ashwin Walji Katariya, 34, identified the body at the hospital. The Kherwadi police booked Noman Sayyad, 25, for alleged rash and negligent riding and served him a notice. Sayyad was spared major injuries, sustaining only minor leg wounds.