Two teenagers out on a joyride met with a fatal accident after they lost control of their vehicle and got trapped under the wheels of a BEST bus at Govandi on Tuesday night. A woman walking nearby also got injured.

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According to the Shivaji Nagar police, the accident occurred around 11pm at Padma Nagar in Shivaji Nagar, Govandi. The two boys who were related to each other have been identified as Asif Arif Khan, 16, and Amir Khalid Khan, 14.

The duo took out their two-wheeler for a ride on Tuesday night. While returning home, Asif who was riding the bike at a high speed, lost balance and collided with the pedestrian, slipping straight under the wheels of the bus approaching from behind.

The woman and the teenagers were rushed to the hospital, where Asif died. Amir and the woman are being treated for injuries.Youth dies under dumper wheelsIn another fatal accident, a 20-year-old boy died after he came under the wheels of a dumper in Vikhroli (West) on Tuesday night.

According to the Parksite police, the accident occurred around 10.30pm near Nityanand Nagar bus stop on Ghatkopar link road. The deceased has been identified as Amit Kumar, 20, a resident of Ghatkopar (East). He had gone to a medical shop on his two-wheeler and was returning to his residence when the dumper dashed him.

"Kumar was trying to overtake the dumper from left and was dashed by the dumper. He lost control and got trapped under the rear wheels of the truck," said Suresh Sakpal, senior police inspector, Parksite police station.Sakpal added, "Kumar died at the spot and we have arrested the driver of the dumper Ghanshyam Chavan and booked him for causing death by negligence and for rash driving."