3 minutes of readingBombayFebruary 10, 2026 22:38 IST
A 13-year-old girl who was riding as a passenger with her father died after coming under the wheels of a container truck on Bombay Port Trust Road in south Mumbai on Tuesday morning after her father allegedly lost control of his motorcycle while trying to avoid a police vehicle coming from the wrong direction.
The incident occurred around 11.10 am when Abdul Bora, a resident of Dongri, was traveling with his daughter Aayat on an FZ motorcycle from Dongri to Wadala on the BPT road under the Eastern Expressway. According to Sewree police, while the motorcycle was crossing the stretch near Bijli Bhavan, a Bolero vehicle driven by a police officer of the State Intelligence Department was allegedly heading north on the wrong side.
Senior inspector Rohit Khot of Sewree police station said Bora braked suddenly after the Bolero passed in front of him, causing both the father and daughter to fall off the bike. Aayat was thrown onto the road some distance away and run over by a container truck coming from behind.
“The injured father ran towards the girl and with the help of locals and police, took her to KEM hospital,” the officer said.
However, doctors declared the girl dead upon arrival. Bora suffered injuries and received first aid at the hospital.
“The father was insolvent and only after regaining his composure did he give us his statement. He mentioned that he lost his balance due to the Bolero vehicle driven by a police officer,” the officer said.
Police said Bora works part-time as a teacher and also runs a small business that installs grills in homes.
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The container truck involved in the accident was detained. The vehicle was transporting imported four-wheeled vehicles that were sent to Bombay port and was heading to another state when the accident occurred.
Based on eyewitness accounts and CCTV footage, police identified the Bolero vehicle and traced it to a State Intelligence Department agent.
“We found that the vehicle was driven by SID constable Mukunde, who was taking an officer to a meeting and was late. Therefore, he took the wrong path to avoid container traffic on the BPT road and caused the incident. He has been named as an accused in the case,” the officer said.
An FIR has been registered against the container truck driver and the police officer. Police said the officer is currently at large.
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Shortly after the incident, between 30 and 35 people, including relatives and neighbors of the deceased, gathered at the police station and later at the KEM hospital.
“We had initially told the police that we would not allow a post-mortem to be carried out until proper action was taken. However, once the police named the officer driving the car and the container driver as accused with the assurance that a proper investigation would be carried out, we allowed the post-mortem to be carried out. It is an unfortunate incident,” said a neighbour.