A 17-year-old pillion rider was killed in a hit-and-run incident at Dahisar on Saturday. The victim has been identified as Aditya Velankar, a student at Thakur College. Aditya was on his way from Dahisar to Kandivli when an unidentified speeding car brushed past the motorcycle. The impact caused Aditya to fall off the bike and his head hit the road resulting in fatal injuries.

According to the Dahisar police, the accident occurred on Saturday at 4 pm near Shailendra High School under the Western Express Highway flyover at Dahisar. The motorcycle rider, Karan Rajput, who also sustained injuries, told the police that he resides in Kandivali East. Rajput’s father works as a delivery man for an online food app, while his mother is employed at a private firm. Rajput, also a student of Thakur College, was friends with Aditya and Piyush Shukla.