The Loni Kalbhor police have arrested truck driver Mahendra Ankush Nimbalkar (40), a resident of Baner Road.

According to the police, Angadi was a resident of Ganesh Nagar in Phursungi. He was riding home on his motorcycle after dropping his daughter at her school when the PMC’s garbage container dashed him from the backside.

Angry residents also punctured the tyres of the vehicle. The situation went out of control as none of the police and PMC personnel reached the spot immediately. It was learnt that most of the staff of Loni Kalbhor police station were deployed on the security duty of NCP leader Sharad Pawar’s function in Shirur. A local resident said that it was only about 45 minutes after the accident a policeman reached the spot.

Soon, the residents along with local political workers blocked the road where accident took place. A team of Hadapsar police led by senior inspector V S Sonawane went to the spot and brought the situation under control.