Overview
- Salman Janmohammed Khan, a 22-year-old delivery rider, was fatally struck by a speeding water tanker near Gandhi Nagar Junction in Kanjurmarg West on May 21.
- The tanker driver fled the scene, leaving Khan and his 17-year-old pillion rider, Mehfuz Afzal Hashmi, stranded after the collision.
- Khan sustained severe chest injuries and succumbed to his trauma hours after being admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at Mahatma Phule Hospital.
- Kanjurmarg police have registered an FIR and detained a suspect tanker driver on May 23 based on CCTV evidence; investigations are ongoing.
- This incident is part of a broader wave of fatal road accidents across India, prompting renewed scrutiny of road safety, infrastructure, and enforcement measures.