Nagpur: Two teenagers lost their lives in a fatal hit-and-run accident in the Ajni Police jurisdiction during the early hours of Friday, June 6. The accident took place around 12:45 am when a speeding white pickup vehicle rammed into a motorcycle near Dnyaneshwar Nagar Gate and fled the scene.

The deceased were identified as Nitin Rajendra Katre (18) and Komal Bhagwati Yadav (17), both residents of Balaji Nagar, Kalamna. According to police, Komal was riding pillion on Nitin’s Pulsar motorcycle (MH 49 CP 0482) as they returned home from work.

The pickup driver, allegedly driving at high speed in a reckless and negligent manner, struck the motorcycle on the road connecting Manewada Chowk to Tukdoji Square. Both teens fell off the bike and sustained serious injuries. They were rushed to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where doctors declared them dead on arrival.

Based on a complaint by Nitin’s father, Rajendra Katre (42), Ajni Police have registered a case against the unidentified pickup driver under Sections 281, 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with Sections 134, 177, and 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Further investigation is ongoing.