Thane, August 28: Gurunath Waman Lasne, vice-president of Thane district's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit, died after his car was hit by a speeding private bus near Saravali village in Bhiwandi. According to an ANI report, the driver of the bus is absconding. Police have registered a case and an investigation has started. The incident took place at around 6:00 pm on Monday when Lasne was travelling in his WagonR car.

As per a Hindustan Times report, the Kongaon police said the accident was caused because the bus hit one of the many potholes on the road and collided with the car. The bus from the other side reportedly lost balance after it hit a pothole near Om Sai Garden in Saravali pada. Mumbai Potholes: Dadarao Bihore Who Lost His Son, Filled Up 556th Pothole in the City

The bus lost control, hit the divider and toppled on the other side of the road. It hit the car in which Lasane was travelling. He was declared spot dead, owing to head injuries.

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