India, May 9 -- A late-night ride home after dinner with a friend ended in fatality for a 28-year-old finance company employee who lost control of his two-wheeler and crashed into an iron barricade installed for Metro construction work near the Kanjurmarg bus stop on the Eastern Express Highway (EEH).

The deceased, identified as Rohit Patidar, 28, a resident of Ulwe in Navi Mumbai, suffered fatal injuries in the crash, while his pillion rider and roommate, Satyajit Singh, 27, sustained injuries to his hands and legs.

According to the Vikhroli police, Patidar worked with Credit Wise Capital in Worli, while Singh was employed with Unity Small Finance Bank. The two had travelled to Andheri on Wednesday night to meet a common friend who had...