Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Two Teenagers Killed After Tempo Hits Scooter In Ghatkopar
Two teenagers were riding a scooter in Mumbai early Sunday morning.
A tempo allegedly hit their scooter from behind near a metro station.
Ganesh, who was riding the scooter, died soon after the crash.
Aryan, who was riding behind him, was seriously injured and died on Monday.
Police say the tempo was being driven quickly and carelessly.
The driver was arrested after police used CCTV footage and the tempo’s registration number.
The scooter had reportedly been taken without Ganesh’s father knowing.
Police are continuing to investigate the crash.
A 15-year-old boy, Aryan Paswan, died Monday after a fatal road accident in Ghatkopar.
Fourteen-year-old Ganesh Sunil Mahamuni died shortly after the collision early Sunday morning.
Police allege an Eicher tempo struck the teenagers’ scooter from behind near Jagruti Nagar Metro Station.
The tempo driver, 34-year-old Prem Prakash Baldevram, was arrested using CCTV footage and the vehicle’s registration number.
Police registered a case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Motor Vehicles Act provisions, with further investigation underway.
- Who
- Teenagers Aryan Paswan and Ganesh Sunil Mahamuni were killed; tempo driver Prem Prakash Baldevram was arrested.
- What
- An Eicher tempo allegedly hit the teenagers’ scooter from behind, causing a fatal collision.
- When
- The crash occurred around 5:15 a.m. on Sunday; Aryan died on Monday and Ganesh died shortly after the accident.
- Where
- Beneath Jagruti Nagar Metro Station on the Ghatkopar-Andheri Link Road in Mumbai.
- Why
- Police allege the tempo was being driven at high speed and negligently.
- Death toll
- Two teenagers
- Victims
- Aryan Paswan, 15, and Ganesh Sunil Mahamuni, 14
- Crash time
- Around 5:15 a.m. Sunday
- Location
- Under Jagruti Nagar Metro Station, Ghatkopar-Andheri Link Road
- Arrested driver
- Prem Prakash Baldevram, 34
- Vehicles
- Eicher tempo KA 52 C 4402 and Honda Activa MH 03 FG 1474
- Police case
- Sections 106, 281 and 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act