Man hit by speeding BMW dies after seven-day battle for life | Mumbai News

The deceased in the recent accident has been identified as Vinod Lad, who worked as a foreman for a transport company in Thane. Lad died on Saturday at BYL Nair Hospital, where he was undergoing treatment for seven days and also underwent a life-threatening surgery.

According to sources in Worli police, Lad, who lives in his cousin’s house on Worli Hill Road, was hit from behind by a speeding BMW while returning home from work on Abdul Gaffar Khan Road on July 20 while riding his two-wheeler.

Lad, who suffered severe head injuries, was rushed to hospital by the driver and passersby. Lad slipped into a coma and was treated in the intensive care unit of Nair Hospital, where he died on Saturday, a relative of Lad said.

Police have arrested the suspected driver of the BMW, Kiran Indulkar, on a complaint filed by Lad’s cousin Kishore Lad, who is posted at DN Nagar police station.

Zonal DCP Krishnakant Upadhyay said, “The accused driver could not leave the accident scene and took the injured along with others to the hospital. The accused driver was initially charged with causing grievous bodily harm by negligent driving, but since the victim has now died, we are adding the section for culpable homicide.”

The marriage was arranged

Lad, who lost his parents in childhood, was brought up by his uncle. A graduate, he was working with a company in Thane and his wedding was scheduled to take place in December. Four days before the accident, he celebrated his 28th birthday and was gifted a wristwatch by his friends. Lad had told his friends that he would wear it on Sunday when he met his fiancée, the relative said.