Just five days before the tragic mishap that killed Afreen Rabadi, 8, at Dadar Parsi Colony on Sunday, the Mancherji Edalji Joshi Colony Residents Association had written to the Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Sion, and Senior Inspector Matunga, citing serious concerns about vehicular movement within the tree-lined colony and nearby areas.

In the wake of Sunday morning's motorbike accident that killed Afreen Rabadi, the one-page letter urging authorities to monitor two-wheelers seems painfully prescient. "Two-wheelers are the most indisciplined drivers on the road, breaking every law possible. They have no respect for pedestrians. Under-age boys and girls are frequently riding without helmets, probably without a licence too. Sometimes there are three to four riders on a bike. They ride on the wrong side of the road and many times on the footpath at Dadar TT," the letter stated, adding, "The delivery bikers, from several food apps, add to the chaos as they choose the shortest and fastest route to deliver the food. We request you to ensure that traffic laws are properly implemented and these offenders are penalised on the spot."