Dumper truck travelling on wrong side of road kills 31-year-old BPO staffer riding scooter

Pune: A 31-year-old BPO staffer of a prominent company died after a dumper truck collided head-on with his scooter near Shastrinagar Chowk on the Pune-Nagar Road around 10.50am on Sunday.The victim has been identified as Tanvir Alam Yaar Khan (31) of Wagholi. His brother Atta Khan (34) lodged a complaint against the dumper truck driver later in the evening.Inspector Pallavi Meher of the Yerawada police said, "Khan was heading to his office located near Gunjan Chowk from Wagholi at the time of the accident. He reached a spot near the Wadia Bungalow bus stop off Shastrinagar Chowk when the dumper truck, which was travelling in the wrong direction, suddenly came in front of him."She added, "This section of the highway is not under CCTV surveillance, but we suspect that the truck was travelling towards Gunjan Chowk and took a U-turn to go back towards Shastrinagar Chowk — on the wrong side of the road."

Following the accident, the truck driver fled. However, Pawar said, "We have identified the truck driver. He is currently staying at Shastrinagar Chowk and is a native of Bihar. We impounded the dumper truck and RTO officials will inspect it.

We contacted the truck owner, who gave us details of the driver. Our team is searching for him."Khan's uncle, who chose not to be named, told TOI, "My nephew was unmarried and stayed with his parents. He was working with the BPO of a prominent IT company for the past few years. The family is a native of Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh. They moved to Pune around 15 years ago. My nephew finished his graduation studies and then started working at a job."Police registered the case under sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 281 (rash or negligent as to endanger human life) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Pune: A 31-year-old BPO staffer of a prominent company died after a dumper truck collided head-on with his scooter near Shastrinagar Chowk on the Pune-Nagar Road around 10.50am on Sunday.The victim has been identified as Tanvir Alam Yaar Khan (31) of Wagholi.

His brother Atta Khan (34) lodged a complaint against the dumper truck driver later in the evening.Inspector Pallavi Meher of the Yerawada police said, "Khan was heading to his office located near Gunjan Chowk from Wagholi at the time of the accident. He reached a spot near the Wadia Bungalow bus stop off Shastrinagar Chowk when the dumper truck, which was travelling in the wrong direction, suddenly came in front of him."She added, "This section of the highway is not under CCTV surveillance, but we suspect that the truck was travelling towards Gunjan Chowk and took a U-turn to go back towards Shastrinagar Chowk — on the wrong side of the road."Following the accident, the truck driver fled. However, Pawar said, "We have identified the truck driver. He is currently staying at Shastrinagar Chowk and is a native of Bihar. We impounded the dumper truck and RTO officials will inspect it.

We contacted the truck owner, who gave us details of the driver. Our team is searching for him."Khan's uncle, who chose not to be named, told TOI, "My nephew was unmarried and stayed with his parents. He was working with the BPO of a prominent IT company for the past few years. The family is a native of Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh. They moved to Pune around 15 years ago. My nephew finished his graduation studies and then started working at a job."Police registered the case under sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 281 (rash or negligent as to endanger human life) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).