**Mumbai: Uber Bike Rider Killed in Hit-and-Run on Eastern Express Highway**
A 45-year-old Uber bike rider lost his life after being struck by a speeding concrete mixer truck on the Eastern Express Highway near the SLR Bridge incline in Chembur (West) on the evening of October 5.
The Tilak Nagar police have registered a case against the unidentified driver of the mixer truck (MH 04 MH 9375), who fled the scene following the accident.
**Victim Identified as Arvind Ashok Kolge**
According to the FIR, the complainant, Kaustubh Neeraj Dixit, 30, is originally from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He moved to Mumbai in 2022 for higher education and completed his MBA at Welingkar Institute of Management, Matunga. Dixit currently works as a Sales and Marketing Executive at Hitech Group, Kamala Mills, Lower Parel, and lives in Chunabhatti (Sion West) with three friends.
**Accident Occurred During Ride Home**
On October 5, around 6:30 PM, Dixit visited RCT Mall in Ghatkopar (West) for shopping. Afterwards, he booked an Uber bike through the app to return home. Uber rider Arvind Ashok Kolge, riding a Honda Activa (MH 02 FP 3391), arrived to pick him up.
**Truck Rear-Ends Bike, Victim Dragged**
At approximately 6:50 PM, while traveling towards Chunabhatti via the Eastern Express Highway, their two-wheeler was rear-ended by a speeding concrete mixer truck (MH 04 MH 9375) near the SLR Bridge incline in Chembur.
The impact caused Dixit to fall off the scooter, while Kolge was dragged under the left front wheel of the mixer truck, sustaining severe injuries. The driver continued driving, dragging Kolge for nearly 50 feet before finally stopping the vehicle.
Without offering any help, the driver fled the spot, leaving Kolge critically injured.
**Police and Hospital Response**
Alerted by local residents, Tilak Nagar Police rushed to the scene and immediately shifted Kolge to Rajawadi Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.
**Case Upgraded to Criminal Offence**
Initially registered as an accidental death, the case has now been upgraded to a criminal offence. Based on Dixit’s statement, police have booked the truck driver under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Motor Vehicles Act.
The driver has been charged with rash and negligent driving, causing grievous injury, failing to render medical aid, and fleeing the scene, which ultimately led to Kolge’s death. The investigation is ongoing.
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