Two men were killed on Saturday morning after their bike crashed into a parked vehicle on the Western Express Highway at Vakola bridge. The deceased, identified as Ravi Mali, 31, and his father Shrimani Mali, 70, were residents of Yadav Chawl at Shivaji Nagar in Pathanwadi, Malad East. According to primary investigation, the driver and helper of the van had gone to find a mechanic as their van had broken down. Both have been arrested by the Kherwadi police.

The driver, identified as Mangeni Malhale, had parked his pick-up van on Vakola Bridge on the north-bound side. Police said that the accused did not switch on the indicator to caution other motorists and left the van unguarded. The Kherwadi police have also arrested the helper under section 283 of the IPC for causing "danger or obstruction in a public way." Police sources confirmed that around 2,172 cases were registered across Mumbai for illegal parking on the highway and the main road in 2019. This year, more than 1,500 cases have been registered.