Overview
- The crash occurred around 1:15 pm near the petrol pump by Dhangar Baba Temple in Pimpri-Chinchwad’s Kalewadi area.
- The victims were identified as Rutuja Pandurang Shinde, 24, and her sister Neha, 20, residents of Punawale, with one a recent law graduate and the other a student.
- Police identified the truck driver as Jitendra Nirale of Madhya Pradesh, who had delivered a lentil consignment from Nagpur and was returning after unloading.
- Initial accounts indicate the truck struck the sisters’ two-wheeler from behind, and officers are verifying reports that the bike may have been overtaking.
- Kalewadi Police have detained the driver, impounded the vehicle, and begun case registration as the investigation into the cause continues.