Overview

• The collision occurred around 1 a.m. on May 28 at Masjid Al Salam Chowk when the BMC compactor lost control and struck the rider’s two-wheeler.
• Victim Azim Zaminul Sheikh, 35, a Goregaon West resident employed as a delivery man, was declared dead on arrival at Cooper Hospital.
• Oshiwara police arrested 40-year-old driver Prakash Nanku Yadav on allegations of causing death by negligence.
• Police charged Yadav under Section 106 of the Motor Vehicles Act and Section 281 of the Indian Penal Code before he was released on bail.
• The incident has intensified scrutiny of municipal waste-vehicle safety and spurred calls for tighter oversight of heavy trucks.