Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai

Mumbai, Dec 30: In a shocking hit-and-run incident, a 40-year-old traffic constable was killed and a traffic warden injured on the Western Express Highway at Goregaon East on Tuesday.

The accused in the incident had fled the scene soon after he rammed the cop's scooter. He was arrested by the Vanrai police later on Tuesday. The victim identified as constable Pandurang Sakpal was attached to the Dindoshi traffic division for the past two years.

Around 2.30 pm, he was near Hub Mall when a dumper rammed his bike from the left. The warden, identified as Pitale (32) was riding pillion and was thrown off the bike and fell on the road. The dumper driver abandoned his vehicle and fled. The Vanrai cops rushed Sakpal and Pitale to the Holy Spirit Hospital in Andheri.

Although Sakpal died from the accident, Pitale was discharged after treatment. “We seized the dumper, tracked down its owner and then the driver,” said DCP DS Swami.

The driver, Munnakumar Chauhan, was booked under relevant IPC sections for ‘causing death due to negligence’ and was arrested.