Motorcyclist Dies 8 Days After Being Hit by BMW in Worli, Businessman's Driver Arrested

A motorcyclist, who was hit by a businessman’s BMW car in Maharashtra’s Worli on July 20, has passed away after battling for his life for eight days.

On July 20, 28-year-old Vinod Lad was seriously injured when a car hit him from behind on the Abdul Gaffar Khan Road near Worli Sea Face. Lad suffered serious head injuries and was immediately rushed to Nair Hospital for treatment where he was admitted to the intensive care unit. However, he succumbed to his injuries on Saturday.

Lad, originally from Malvan, was working as a supervisor at a transport company in Thane and was in Worli for a family get-together at the Four Seasons Hotel.

Police sources told News18 that the car involved in the accident belonged to a perfume businessman from Thane. However, at the time of the accident, his driver Kiran Indulkar was driving the car.

Based on a complaint by Lad’s cousin Kishor Lad, the Worli Police had earlier registered a case of rash driving but after the victim’s death, culpable homicide was added and the accused was arrested on Sunday. So far, police have not taken any action against the owner of the BMW.

The latest incident comes close on the heels of a similar case in Worli on July 9 when a speeding BMW had rammed into a two-wheeler on Annie Besant Road, killing a woman named Kaveri Nakhwa, and severely injuring her husband Pradip. Accused Mihir Shah, his family driver and father were arrested for alleged attempts to destroy evidence and hoodwink investigators, as well as other offences.

On July 22, a speeding Audi had left three persons injured in Mulund in the city’s north east tip after it collided with two autorickshaws.

On May 19, a Porsche driven by a minor in an inebriated condition had knocked down a motorcycle in Kalyani Nagar area of Pune, the state’s second largest city, leaving two IT professionals hailing from Madhya Pradesh dead. The case hit national headlines after the minor was given bail by the Juvenile Justice Board on lenient terms and a police probe found several attempts to destroy evidence, including swapping of blood samples meant for alcohol tests.