India News | Two Killed as Motorcycle Crashes into Divider on Highway in Palghar

Palghar, Mar 10 (PTI) Two persons were killed after their motorcycle crashed into a divider on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Monday.

The accident occurred near Dhanivari village on Sunday morning, an official said.

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The victims, Chetan Nikolay (28) and Rani Suresh Borsa (21), were killed on the spot, inspector Avinash Mandle of the Kasa police station said.

A bridge construction project is underway on the route, and the traffic from the Mumbai lane is diverted to the Gujarat lane.

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According to eyewitnesses, the two-wheeler crashed into the divider, which was installed incorrectly and was not visible. The duo fell on the road and were run over by an unidentified vehicle.

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