Fortuner hits two bikes, rams roadside stall in Marunji; driver dies, heart attack suspected

A speeding Fortuner hit two two-wheelers and then crashed into a roadside stall in Marunji at around 10.15 pm on Thursday (the 22nd). The driver of the car died. The incident has caused alarm in the area.

The deceased driver has been identified as Amol Nathu Gaikwad, 43, a resident of Rasikwadi, Jambe, Mulshi taluka. Dnyaneshwar Pandurang Gaikwad, 38, a resident of Chandkhed, Maval taluka, has filed a complaint at Hinjewadi police station.

The complainant was riding his bike towards Chandkhed from the Hinjewadi Phase 2 side when the speeding Fortuner hit his bike hard from behind. The car then went ahead and hit Omkar Vithoba Raut, who was riding a Pulsar near the Ganpati temple of Ganesh Mitra Mandal, also from behind. Omkar, 24, is a resident of Nere-Dattawadi, Mulshi taluka. Raut was injured in the collision.

After hitting the two bikes, the Fortuner rammed into a stall by the roadside. Amol Gaikwad died in this accident.

It is suspected that Gaikwad suffered a severe heart attack while driving. He is believed to have lost control of the vehicle because of the attack, and the car hit two bikes ahead of it. The car then ran up onto the roadside stall.

After the accident, people nearby rushed to the car. They found the driver, Gaikwad, lying unconscious. He was taken to hospital immediately, but doctors declared him dead before treatment could begin.

Hinjewadi police said the actual cause of Gaikwad's death will be clear only after the post-mortem report is received.