Nagpur: A joyful evening ride turned into an unspeakable tragedy on January 20, 2026, leaving two young lives brutally cut short on the Hingna Road. Suraj Sheshnath Bharti (21) and Karan Tengar Shah (19), residents of Rajiv Nagar near Sachin Medical, Ward No. 03, met with a fatal accident after their motorcycle was rammed head-on by a speeding pickup vehicle whose driver fled the scene.
The horrific crash occurred around 4.45 pm near Bombay Furniture, close to the Outer Ring Road bridge on the Mondha-Hingna Road, within the limits of Hingna Police Station. The two friends were riding a Bajaj Pulsar motorcycle (MH-40-CZ-1560) when a Mahindra Bolero pickup (MH-40-CM-2786), allegedly transporting chickens, came hurtling towards them.
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According to police, the Bolero was being driven at a reckless and dangerous speed. In a moment that proved fatal, the pickup crashed directly into the motorcycle. The impact threw both youths violently onto the road, leaving them grievously injured. The Bolero driver, instead of stopping to help, allegedly sped away, abandoning the victims to their fate.
Shocked friends and passers-by rushed Suraj and Karan to the Rural Hospital, Hingna, desperately hoping to save them. Their hopes were shattered when doctors, after examination, declared both youths dead.
The sudden deaths of the two youngsters have plunged their families and neighbourhood into deep mourning. What should have been another ordinary day ended in irreversible loss, with two promising lives extinguished in seconds.
Based on the complaint lodged by Chandrajitkumar alias Rudra Kamal Yadav (18), also a resident of Rajiv Nagar, the Hingna Police have registered a case against the Bolero pickup driver. Police Sub-Inspector Vasant Shedmake has booked the accused under Sections 281 and 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Sections 134, 174 and 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act, for rash and negligent driving and causing death by negligence.
Police have launched a search for the absconding driver and are examining CCTV footage from the area to trace the vehicle. Further investigation is underway.
