Overview
- A 46-year-old woman was run over and killed after the scooter she was riding hit a waterlogged pothole near Rahanal village on the Thane–Bhiwandi road on Sunday, and police have registered a case that includes examination of the truck driver's role.
- A 31-year-old member of the Thane Disaster Response Force, Vikas Lahu Gore, died after his Royal Enfield struck a large pothole on the Mumbai–Nashik Highway and he was later declared dead at Shahapur hospital in a crash reported on Monday.
- Police in both cases have opened investigations and conducted on-site formalities while highway and PIU/National Highways teams say they have begun spot repairs and deployed crews on the affected stretches.
- Reporting and witness accounts note the roads were waterlogged and the two-wheeler riders were not wearing helmets, with heavy vehicle traffic and recurring monsoon damage cited as factors that conceal deep potholes and cause loss of control.
- Local residents, families and road-safety groups have demanded financial support for victims, independent safety audits and long-term resurfacing after Thane police statistics showed 659 deaths and 1,640 grievous injuries in the district from 2023 to 2025.