MUMBAI: An 18-year-old college student riding pillion on her friend’s motorcycle was killed after it came into contact with a dumper on the Western Express Highway in Borivali East on Wednesday afternoon.Kasturba Marg police registered a case of rash driving and negligence against the dumper driver, who has been served a notice.The deceased, Srisha Shetty, was a first-year commerce student at a college in Kandivali. She was travelling with her friend, Nitin Nagwekar, 18, who was riding the motorcycle. Both were returning home from college and lived in the same suburb.The accident occurred around 1.45pm on the northbound stretch of the WEH. Police said the dumper was moving in the middle of the road when the motorcycle came into contact with its left rear side.The impact threw both riders off the motorcycle. Shetty suffered serious head injuries, while Nagwekar was also injured. They were rushed to Babasaheb Ambedkar Hospital in Kandivali, where Shetty succumbed to her injuries.Police identified the dumper driver as Saddam Shaikh, 31, and booked him in the case.
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