Mumbai, Aug 23 (PTI) A 23-year-old pillion rider fell off the motorcycle and was crushed to death under the wheels of a mini bus on the Western Express Highway in suburban Kandivali in Mumbai on Wednesday, police said.

Police have detained the biker after the CCTV footage revealed that the two-wheeler entered the wrong lane of the highway due to which the pillion rider lost his balance, an official said.

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The deceased, identified as Utkarsh Sharma, was a resident of Kranti Nagar in Kandivali.

The official said the biker would be arrested after police registered a case under section 304-A (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code.

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Further investigation is underway, he added.

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