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29-year-old biker gets stitches on face after hitting pothole

The front tyre of Nitin Rane's bike got stuck on pock-marked Vile Parle road, throwing him face-first

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While the BMC is taking its own sweet time to fill potholes, a 29-year-old man literally cheated death when the front tyre of his bike got stuck in a pock-marked Vile Parle road on Saturday night, throwing him off face-first, severely bruising one half of his face. The incident took place just 5 days after a 15-year-old boy fell off his cycle which got stuck in a pothole at Boisar, and then died after being run over by a truck.

Nitin Rane believes this is his second life and that God was behind his lucky escape. The event manager was injured on Dadabhai crossroad number 3. While Rane's friend who was riding pillion scraped his leg, Rane's injuries are far more serious. "I had to get stitches on my lips. I have a huge bruise below my eye. The road is not only narrow because of parking on one side, it is also full of potholes," said Rane.

"At first I thought I could escape the pothole which was not huge. But when I tried crossing it, my vehicle got stuck in it, which caused the mishap," the Lallubhai park resident said.

The event manager is furious about the BMC's inaction when it comes to filling potholes. "Despite having such huge funds, why can't the BMC maintain our roads and take care of the residents?" asked Rane. "It's sad that the condition of roads is so poor even in a prime location like Vile Parle, where the real estate prices are so high," he added.

Vishwas Shankarwar, assistant municipal commissioner of K-west ward, under whose jurisdiction the accident spot falls, said, "The entire road is uneven because of bad construction and its repair can only be undertaken after the monsoons."

"Work orders for some of the roads were given in April, following which the election code of conduct came into force, because of which we couldn't carry out the repair work before monsoon," said Shankarwar.

Ashok Pawar, chief engineer (roads) said, "This is the first such case I have heard of. We will have to check if the contractor had carried out work in that particular road, based on which we will take action."

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