A biker died in a road crash while his pillion got critically injured on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Siddhesh Pai, a 35-year-old from Virar West. The two, riding a Suzuki Hayabusa, were not wearing helmets, said their friend.

The accident took place on the south-bound lane of Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway near Khanivde in Virar East when the deceased and his friend Aman Pandey were returning from a trip with friends. “Pai was riding the motorcycle and Pandey was riding pillion. It is believed that he hit his motorcycle against a heavy vehicle on the highway at 7.30pm,” said police sub-inspector Saiprasad Pawar of Kanher outpost.