Overview

• The 58-year-old victim, Mohammad Naseem Ansari, fell under a truck after his scooter skidded near Vanjar-patti Naka under the APJ Abdul Kalam flyover around midnight.
• Police said he was attempting to overtake when he hit a pothole, and he was declared dead at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital.
• CCTV of the crash circulated online as residents staged protests over road conditions before officers dispersed the crowd.
• Locals blamed diversions linked to repair work on the APJ Abdul Kalam Bridge for pushing heavy vehicles into city roads, while the civic PRO said repairs were carried out at night.
• Civic teams began patching potholes after the incident, a hospital doctor said staff first filled the specific pit with stones, and MLA Rais Shaikh sought FIRs against civic officials, ₹25 lakh compensation, and an engineering task force, noting this is the second fatal pothole case in a month.