Satara: Mehul Suresh Mardhekar (26), a resident of Ojre, was hit by a speeding car coming from Satara on Satara-Medha road around 10 pm. Eyewitnesses said the collision was so severe that Mehul died on the spot. A case has been registered at Medha police station. Mehul was employed with a private company in Mumbai. He had come to the village on leave for four-five days. He was in talks for his marriage.
According to the police and information received from the spot, 26-year-old Mehul Suresh Mardhekar of Ojre was walking on the left side of the Satara-Medha road around 10 pm after having dinner. A Swift Dzire (MH11BV9373) came at a high speed and hit Mehul from satara side near Gawli stream. Mehul died on the spot. However, the villagers rushed him to a rural hospital in Medha for treatment. He was rushed to Satara Civil Hospital for further treatment, where doctors declared him brought dead.
The Swift car was driven by Sanjay Narayan Beloshe of Kelghar. A case has been registered against him at Medha police station for ignoring the condition of the road and causing Mehul’s death by driving a speeding car. Meanwhile, Mehul’s sudden demise has sent shockwaves through Ozar village. Mehul was employed with a private company in Mumbai. He had come to the village on leave for four-five days. He was in talks for his marriage.
The work on satara-medha road has become faulty and the side strips have been kept low. There are no signboards in some places about villages, schools and diversions. Though the road work has been done new, the road has collapsed in many places. In many places, there are disputes. Glossine radium and rumbler strips were not applied. Even on such faulty roads, vehicles are moving at a high speed. If speed breakers cannot be built near the village, then another measure like that needs to be taken. Otherwise, lives will continue to be lost,” said Shivajirao Ghorpade, a social worker.