Terror of overspeeding vehicles: Two families lose young breadwinners in a day

17-year-old killed in late-night hit-and-run

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Reckless speeding claimed two young lives in separate incidents within a single day, leaving two families devastated.

In the first incident, Manoj Sadashiv Bhilang (22), who was critically injured after being run over by an out-of-control speeding car, succumbed to his injuries on the sixth day. In another tragic case, 17-year-old Umaid Pathan, who supported his education by selling vegetables, was killed in a late-night accident on Thursday. Manoj Bhilang, along with friends Aniket Dilip Nimbalkar, Avinash Nitawane, Vishal Bhandare and four others, had been working at a catering event at a lawn in Harsul since morning. After completing work around midnight, they began walking home as no vehicle was available. Near the Harsul octroi naka, a speeding car driven by Mangesh Govindrao Kolte (resident of Mayur Park) went out of control. The car rammed into the divider, flipped three times in the air, and hurtled nearly 30 feet towards the group of youths. Sensing the approaching vehicle, all eight tried to move aside. However, before Aniket and Manoj could escape, the car crashed onto them. Aniket died on the spot. Manoj was admitted to a private hospital and was on ventilator support, but he passed away on Friday.

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Worked on holidays to support family

Aniket, Manoj and their friends were students of the university and nearby colleges, all from farming families. Manoj is survived by two sisters. To support their families financially, the youths took up catering work during holidays. Following Aniket’s death, Manoj’s passing has cast a pall of gloom over the university area. A large number of youths gathered at the hospital on Friday.

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Another teen killed

In another incident late Thursday night, 17-year-old Ubed Zaheer Pathan of Karimnagar, Harsul, was killed in a hit-and-run. A student who sold vegetables to assist his parents, Ubed was walking home after work when a speeding vehicle heading towards Phulambri struck him. He was dragged for a distance after getting trapped under the vehicle, sustaining fatal injuries below the waist. Ubed is survived by his parents, brother and sisters.