Staff Reporter :
A 20-year-old engineering student was killed after an unidentified two-wheeler rider hit his bike which caused it to crash into a Metro pillar near Ambazari. The deceased, Aditya Tikaram Matware, was a second-year student at YCCE College. Originally from Gondia, he was living in a rented room in Wanadongri. His elder brother, Tushar, is a final-year student at Government Medical College. The accident occurred on Thursday around 4.30 pm on road between LAD Metro Station and Ambazari, near Metro pillar number 212.
According to police, Aditya was riding his two-wheeler (MH 36 AH 7441) from Baidyanath Square towards Wanadongri. His friend, Manish Kurjekar, was riding pillion. An unidentified two-wheeler rider allegedly struck their vehicle. Aditya lost control, and the bike crashed into a Metro pillar. Both men fell on the road. Aditya suffered serious injuries on his head and chest. He was rushed to a private hospital in Shankar Nagar but succumbed while undergoing treatment.
Following a complaint by his elder brother, Tushar Matware, Bajaj Nagar Police registered a case against the unidentified rider. Assistant Police Inspector Jayshree Gire is investigating the case.