Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Mumbai Delivery Rider Dies After SUV Collision; Driver Arrested
A 20-year-old delivery worker named Shubham Prajapati was riding an electric scooter in Mumbai.
His scooter crashed into a large SUV in Bandra West on Friday night.
Police said he was trying to pass another vehicle when the crash happened.
He suffered serious injuries to his head.
He was taken to a hospital but died during treatment.
Police arrested the SUV driver, Yuvraj Baheti, and the court later granted him bail.
The police said Baheti was not drinking alcohol at the time.
A workers’ union said delivery companies should give riders safer deadlines and help families when accidents happen.
Twenty-year-old delivery rider Shubham Prajapati died after his Yulu electric scooter collided with an SUV in Bandra West.
Police said Prajapati was attempting to overtake another vehicle when the SUV approached from the opposite direction.
The crash occurred around 10:38 p.m. Friday on the Sea Link Reclamation stretch above the Coastal Road.
SUV driver Yuvraj Baheti was arrested, charged with causing death by negligence and rash driving, and later granted bail.
A gig workers’ union called for reasonable delivery targets, minimum wage guarantees and accident compensation.
- Who
- Delivery rider Shubham Prajapati died; SUV driver Yuvraj Baheti was arrested.
- What
- An electric scooter and an SUV collided, causing Prajapati’s death.
- When
- The crash occurred around 10:38 p.m. on Friday; Prajapati died at about 12:10 a.m. Saturday.
- Where
- The accident occurred on the Sea Link Reclamation stretch above the Coastal Road on the Western Express Highway in Bandra West, Mumbai.
- Why
- Police said Prajapati was attempting to overtake another vehicle when the SUV approached from the opposite direction; the investigation is continuing.
Worker Protections
Police Account
Cause of the crash
Worker Protections
The Gig and Platform Service Workers Union said strict and unrealistic delivery targets can pressure riders to rush, contributing to accidents.
Police Account
Police said Prajapati was attempting to overtake another vehicle when the SUV allegedly came from the opposite direction and collided with his scooter.
Responsibility after accidents
Worker Protections
The union called for minimum wage guarantees, accident compensation and government rules protecting gig and platform workers.
Police Account
Police registered a case against Baheti for causing death by negligence and rash and negligent driving; the investigation remains underway.
- Deceased
- Shubham Prajapati, 20, a delivery rider
- SUV driver
- Yuvraj Baheti, 28, a Lower Parel resident
- Vehicle
- A black SUV with Rajasthan registration, valued at about Rs 2.5 crore
- Crash time
- Around 10:38 p.m. on Friday
- Hospital
- Bhabha Hospital in Bandra West
- Police action
- The SUV was impounded and Baheti was arrested before being granted bail
- Legal case
- An FIR was registered on September 5 under Section 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act