Another young life has been lost due to pothole-ridden roads, this time in Bhiwandi. A woman doctor, who had recently completed her studies and was going to get married in a month, was crushed to death by a truck after she fell off a bike that had skidded over potholes.

The incident happened around 10.50 pm on Wednesday when Neha Alamgir Shaikh, 23, was heading home with her cousin Shadab Shaikh, who was riding the bike, after shopping for her wedding at Bhiwandi. When they reached dugad fata in Thane, their bike skidded over a pothole-ridden road and Neha, who was riding pillion, slipped and fell on the road. While Neha was run over by a truck that was right behind them, Shadab survived with minor injuries. The truck driver fled the scene.