Two killed as motorcycle rams into dumper truck on highway in Thane district

Thane: Two persons were killed after their motorcycle crashed into a dumper truck on the Mumbai-Vadodara Highway in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Saturday.

The accident occurred near the Mohili-Dugad stretch of the highway, where construction activity was underway on Friday, an official said.

The victims, Jishan Ansari (20) and Imran Ansari (25), were wallpaper installers and were returning from work in the Ambadi area when their two-wheeler crashed into a dumper truck involved in construction, he said.

The impact of the collision was severe, and the duo sustained grievous injuries and died on the spot, the official said, adding that a further probe is underway.