It was to be a regular day for 23-year-old Shardul Kulkarni, who left his home in Vadgaonsheri in the early hours to get to work at Wagholi on June 27. Shardul, an avid bike rider and a member of the Pune Bikers' Group, was riding alone on the Pune-Solapur highway at 5 am, when he saw a dog on the road.

Shardul Kulkarni met with a bike crash while on his way to work. He swerved to avoid hitting a dog, but lost control of the bike. Pic\Mohan Patil.