One dead, one critically hurt as speeding bike hits shop at Aksapur bus stand in Gondpipri

A speeding motorcycle crashed into a shop in the Aksapur bus stand area of Gondpipri tehsil on Sunday night. The rider, Prakash Patru Zade, 35, a resident of Ralhapeth, died on the spot. His pillion rider, Yugal Shravan Gedam, 27, also of Ralhapeth in Gondpipri tehsil, was seriously injured.

The accident took place at around 9 pm on Sunday, the 8th. The motorcycle's registration number is reported as MH 34 CP 0149. According to the information available, the two were travelling from Kothari towards Ralhapeth via Gondpipri. Near the shop adjoining Kalidas Gundawar's house at Aksapur bus stand, the rider lost control and the motorcycle hit the shop head-on. The impact was so strong that part of the shop was damaged.

On receiving news of the accident, Deepak Kankredwar, station house officer of Kothari police station, reached the spot with police personnel. The injured man was rushed to hospital for treatment. Because of the late hour, there was little traffic in the area. Kothari police are investigating the case further.

Locals say that an ambulance was called on the 108 number after the accident, but it took a full hour to arrive and the injured man had to wait in agony until then. The route is a busy one for trucks carrying iron ore from Surjagad. People expressed surprise that the four-wheeler vehicle that monitors traffic to prevent accidents did not come to the spot even after the accident.