Thane, February 17 Two cousins were killed when their motorcycle collided with a dumptruck that was parked in the wrong direction in Thane district, Maharashtra, according to police on Tuesday.
The incident occurred late Sunday night near Vehalegaon Road in Bhiwandi when the victims were returning home after visiting a temple.
"Around 11:30 pm, while they were heading back to Diva on their motorbike, they crashed into a dumptruck that was parked haphazardly on the road in the wrong direction, without any parking lights or warning signals," an official from the Narpoli police station said.
Both riders suffered head and other injuries and died on the spot, he added, noting that the dumptruck driver fled shortly after the incident.
The deceased have been identified as Ayush Vijay Jadhav (19) and Rushikesh Rajesh Jadhav (25), residents of the same building on Agasan Road in the Diva locality, the official said.
The bodies were taken to a government hospital for post-mortem.
A preliminary investigation indicated that the accident was caused by the negligence of the dumptruck driver, the official said.
The Narpoli police registered an FIR against the unidentified driver of the dumptruck under section 106(1) (causing death by rash or negligent act) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita on Monday.
Efforts are underway to apprehend the accused, the police said.
