Andheri: The death of a father and son on Thursday at Lakshmi Nagar Signal on Ghatkopar-Andheri Link road, triggered agitation by local residents against Police in Ghatkopar. Mohammed Jamil Bashir Sayyed (35), a resident of Nityanand Nagar, Ghatkopar (E) went to receive his son Raza (7), from his school on Thursday afternoon around 2-2.30 pm.

On their way back home, Mohammed's bike slipped while on the edge of the cement road and both fell off. "They were crushed by the rear tyres of a dumper carrying cement bags. Pedestrians immediately took the injured to Rajawadi Hospital, where both were declared dead on arrival," said an officer from Pant Nagar police station. 

Enraged by the incident, Rakhi Jadhav, the local corporator, staged a protest by blocking - 'Rasta Roko', at the accident spot. "The road has been dug up from the sides, making paver blocks uneven and many such accidents have happened here due to the negligence of the contractor," said Rakhi Jadhav.