Overview

• Constable Ganesh Atmaram Patil was crushed under the crane’s front wheel at Mahape junction around 12:15 PM on July 24 while directing peak hour traffic and died before admission to Vashi Municipal Hospital.
• Turbhe MIDC Police arrested 39-year-old crane operator Rajesh Gound and registered an FIR under the Motor Vehicles Act on charges including rash and negligent driving.
• Officers suspect the driver was intoxicated at the time of the collision and have sent him for medical examination to confirm impairment.
• Investigators are examining CCTV recordings to reconstruct the sequence of events and determine potential negligence.
• Patil’s death follows a string of high-fatality crashes during recent monsoon rains that have exposed enduring shortcomings in road infrastructure and enforcement.