Mumbai: A Jet Airways pilot was killed after a car, contracted by his office, met with an accident on the Western Express Highway at Andheri East early on Sunday. Police said the driver of the vehicle rammed into the barrier of the Andheri flyover. The driver, Kamlesh Kumar Kahar, 38, was arrested on charges of negligence. He was released on bail by a holiday court the same day. Kahar escaped with minor injuries.
Saumik Chaterjee, the 29-year-old pilot, resided at Mahakali Caves in Andheri East. He was headed for duty on Sunday. The Swift Dzire picked him up from his residence and was ferrying him to the domestic airport via Jogeshwari.
Around 5.45 am, the vehicle, with Chaterjee in the backseat, was on the south-bound stretch of the WEH. While navigating upwards from a low lying stretch, the driver lost control and rammed into the barrier of the Andheri flyover. Chaterjee was hurt severely on his head. He suffered from haemorrhage and bled excessively. The driver sustained injuries to his head. A passing motorist informed the cops. The traffic police were the first to reach the accident spot. They rushed Chaterjee and Kahar to the Cooper Hospital in Vile Parle, where doctors pronounced the pilot dead.
06/04/15 Times of India
