NAVI MUMBAI: A 27-year-old youth, a milkman, riding an Activa scooter along the Palm Beach Road was killed after a speeding Hyundai Verna car rammed into his scooter at TS Chanakya junction on Sunday around 6.45am.
The Seawoods traffic unit police rushed to the accident spot and detained the car driver, who had been handed over to NRI Coastal police.
API Pawan Bhingardive of Seawoods traffic unit said, "The deceased has been identified as Manoj Kumar, who resides in Karave village. Kumar was returning home after delivering milk at Seawoods Estate complex in Nerul. As he took a right turn at TS Chanakya traffic junction to enter Karave, a speeding Hyundai Verna car heading towards CBD-Belapur rammed into Kumar's scooter. Kumar along with his scooter was thrown off the road and landed into the bushes abut the road, while the car driver further crashed into the road median, broke down the streetlight pole and landed on the opposite lane."
He added, " The car driver and another person accompanying him escaped unhurt as the airbags opened after severe impact of the crash. The scooterist was rushed to Terna hospital at Nerul. But, he succumbed to his grievous injuries."
