Man dies in front of wife after being hit by truck

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: A man was killed while his wife was injured when a speeding truck rammed their vehicle at the Gopalpur area on the Cambridge–Savangi bypass road on Sunday morning.

A case has been registered at Chikalthana Police Station against the absconding truck driver (MH-25-AJ-6041). The deceased has been identified as Aslam Osman Shaikh (35, Shaharpalshi)

Aslam Sheikh, who worked in a private job, lived in the Palshi area with his family, including two sons and two daughters.

He and his wife Shama, had gone to the Jhalta Phata area on April 26, on a two-wheeler to attend a relative’s wedding. After the ceremony, they were heading to Kolthanwadi to attend another wedding.

While passing through the Gopalpur area, a speeding truck coming from the opposite direction hit their two-wheeler forcefully from the right side. Shama was thrown to the left side of the road, while Aslam was run over by the rear wheel of the truck.

Based on Shama Shaikh’s complaint, a case has been registered against the truck driver.