Mumbai: A 25-year-old carpenter battled for life in a hospital for a week before succumbing to injuries sustained in a hit-and-run incident at Borivli West. The MHB Colony police have registered a case of rash driving and negligence against a tempo driver involved in the crash. Police are looking for the driver.
Sunil Vishwakarma, the victim, lived at Nalasopara with his parents. His father, Rajendra Vishwakarma, 56, is also a carpenter. The father-son duo used to work together.
On March 13, the duo came to a marble store at Borivli West for work around 10am. They finished the job by 9pm and boarded a shared autorickshaw from Yogi Nagar to head to Borivli railway station. The auto had reached Petpuja restaurant when a speeding tempo came in their direction and hit the auto on the right side. Sunil, who was seated near the right side of the vehicle, suffered serious injuries to his head and right leg. He began bleeding profusely which left his father very worried. Meanwhile the tempo driver fled without helping. Rajendra was unable to make a note of the tempo’s registration number. tnn