Pune: A 32-year-old daily-wage worker died after being run over by a road roller at Kharabwadi in Khed taluka on Tuesday afternoon.Police identified the deceased as Kailas Kokare, a native of Hingoli district. The North Mahalunge police have registered a case of causing death by negligence against the road roller operator.An officer from North Mahalunge police said Kokare was working as a helper to the road roller operator. “On Tuesday afternoon, the operator had brought the road roller to a construction site in Kharabwadi to perform a puja on the occasion of Dussehra. While turning it, the operator failed to notice Kokare, who was standing behind it, and ran over him. Kokare died on the spot.”In another accident, 44-year-old Ankush Pandhare of Alandi died after an unidentified vehicle hit his motorcycle. The accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon while Pandhare was riding towards Sarkar Chowk from PCM Chowk. The Alandi police have registered a case of causing death by negligence against the unidentified driver.
