A 54-year-old man died after a boy travelling on a truck carrying wood for a Holi bonfire allegedly threw a water-filled balloon on a scooterist, which caused a chain of events resulting in a road accident, police in Palghar in Maharashtra said on Friday.
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The incident happened on Thursday night in the Agashi area of Virar, and the deceased has been identified as Ramchandra Patel, an Arnala coastal police station official said.
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"Patel's bicycle was hit by a scooter whose rider lost control of the vehicle after a boy on a truck carrying wood for a Holi bonfire threw a water filled balloon. Patel died on the spot. A probe is underway," he added.
With PTI inputs.
