2 minutes of readingPuneFebruary 6, 2026 06:36 pm IST
In two separate road accidents in Pune, a 70-year-old man returning after offering prayers at a gurdwara was fatally hit by a truck on Race Course Road, while a 38-year-old man lost his life after being hit by another truck at Handewadi on Thursday, police said.
The first accident occurred near Empress Garden on Race Course Road at 5:10 pm, and police identified the deceased as Hatjindersingh Amarsingh Makkar, a resident of Citadel Society on BT Kawade Road in Ghorpadi.
According to the police, the victim, following his daily routine, had gone to the gurdwara and was returning when a truck collided with his two-wheeler near Empress Garden.
Deputy sub-inspector Sampat Auchare said, “The truck driver immediately called the help number 108. He also called the victim’s son and informed him about the incident. The victim was taken to a hospital but died due to serious injuries.”
The police have charged the truck driver with negligence under sections 106(1), 281, 324(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and sections of the Motor Vehicles Act, based on the complaint of the deceased’s son, Tigenderjeet Makkar, at the Wanavdi police station.
In the second incident, a speeding truck ran over a motorcyclist in Handewadi around 11.30 am on Thursday.
Police identified the deceased as Azam Abdulrauf Khan, a resident of Kondhwa.
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Police said that after hitting the victim from behind, the truck did not stop at the scene of the accident.
Police from Fursungi police station have detained the unidentified truck driver under sections 106 and 281 of the BNS and several articles of the Motor Vehicles Act.