Mumbai: 20-Year-Old Youth Dies In SCLR Bridge Accident After Scooter Hits Footpath While Overtaking Car

In a tragic accident on October 7, a 20-year-old resident of Kurla West, Sunny Ganpat Shelar, lost his life after losing control of his scooter while attempting to overtake a car on the SCLR Bridge in Mumbai. The incident occurred when the scooter scraped against a roadside footpath, causing the rider to fall onto the road with fatal head injuries.

The deceased was identified as Sunny Shelar, who resided at HDIL, Building No. 20, Kurla West. Police Sub-Inspector Rohit Nanasaheb Jadhav received reports of the accident from the Eastern Control Room and found a man injured near the roadside footpath with severe bleeding. Upon arrival, police discovered the injured rider and his scooter, a Suzuki Access bearing registration number MH03 FA 8466, lying nearby.

Savio Daryl Seris, 26, who had information about the accident, informed authorities that the rider was traveling at high speed without a helmet and was trying to overtake a WagonR car from the left when he lost control of the scooter. The two-wheeler scraped against the edge of the footpath, causing the rider to fall and sustain fatal head injuries.

Police questioned Seris, who claimed that the rider was traveling without a helmet and was attempting to overtake the car without the scooter's owner, Sunny, being aware of it. Further investigation revealed that Sunny had taken the vehicle without informing his brother, and he did not possess a valid driving license. The accident took place around 9.15 pm on October 7, and Sunny allegedly rode the scooter without a valid license, endangering his own life and the lives of other road users.

Following the complaint lodged by PSI Jadhav, the Vinoba Bhave Nagar police registered an offence under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Motor Vehicles Act. Ongoing investigations are underway to determine the full circumstances surrounding the fatal accident.