Couple, returning from funeral, killed in mishap

 

 

 

A couple was killed in a road accident when a speeding truck hit the motorcycle on which they were travelling near Kamgar Nagar under the jurisdiction of Kapil Nagar Police Station. The accident took place while the couple was returning home after attending funeral of a relative. The deceased have been identified as Devanand Vitthal Uke (43) and Soni Devanand Uke (39), both residents of Yashodhara Nagar, near Buddha Vihar. According to police, the accident occurred on Friday at 9 pm when the couple was en route their home.

 

Devanand was riding the two-wheeler while Soni was riding pillion. A speeding truck (MH-40/CM-5100) came behind at great speed and rammed into the motorcycle when the couple was navigating through Kamgar Nagar Square. Devanand and Soni fell on the road and sustained grievous injuries in the mishap. Passers-by rushed them to a hospital where both succumbed to their injuries. A police official said that Uke’s couple came to the house of Sudhesh Pantawne at Plot No 58, Anwar Layout, Samta Nagar, to attend the funeral procession of his wife. As Devanand’s motorcycle developed snag, he took Sudesh’s two-wheeler to return home, said police. A case under Sections 279, 304 (a) of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 134, 184 and 177 of Motor Vehicle Act was registered by the police against the truck driver. Further probe is on.