Pune: A scooter rider, identified as Basappa Nivrutti Bandgar (51) of Ambegaon Budruk, died after a truck rammed into his two-wheeler from behind on the Katraj-Dehu Road Bypass around 3.15pm on Tuesday.The victim was travelling towards Chandani Chowk. Mahesh Bolkotgi, senior inspector of Warje police, said, “Bandgar was a painter and had some work near Bavdhan. There was a traffic jam on the Warje bridge flyover on the bypass. Once vehicles move out of the congestion, drivers tend to speed up.”“The scooterist and the truck were caught in the traffic jam. After clearing the jam, both picked up speed on the slope towards Chandani Chowk when the truck hit the scooter from behind and sped away. We are trying to ascertain the make and registration number of the truck involved in the accident,” he said.
