The Vile Parle police have arrested the driver and have charged him with rash and negligent driving causing death. The driver has a learning licence. There was no licence holder apart from him in the car and therefore his parents are liable to be booked.

The driver was accompanied by a few of his friends who fled from the scene of accident. However he was prevented from running away by the locals.

“The driver has not divulged the names of his friends as he was terrified,” said senior police inspector Maruti Naik from Vile Parle Police station. “We were initially informed by the locals. We immediately sent our men there but by then they had already sent the bikers to the hospital,” added Naik. Talking about the background of those involved, Naik said, “The driver is a son of a businessman. He was driving his father’s car on a learning licence. The deceased was a second year student of homeopathy while Sheldon owns a laundry.” Naik added, “None of those involved were under the influence of alcohol.”

At Holy Spirit Hospital, Sheldon’s inconsolable mother said, “Sheldon is still not aware that his friend has died. Each time he gains consciousness he asks about Amey but I cannot gather the guts to tell him that Amey is dead.”

One dead, several injured in separate accidents
A best driver died after being hit by a motorcyclist in Chunabhatti on the Mumbai-Thane Highway on Monday afternoon. The deceased, Yashwant Gulab Lenbhe (35) was a driver from the Pratiksha Nagar depot. He was standing at a bus-stop when a speeding motorcycle collided with him.

According to the police, Moshin Mobin Momim Khan (27), resident of Dharavi, was speeding along the highway when he collided with Lenbhe. The bike skidded due to the impact and both Lenbhe and Khan sustained injuries. Khan is undergoing treatment at the Sion Hospital. The Nehru Nagar police have arrested Khan for rash and negligent driving.