India, Oct. 5 -- An 18-year-old student died on Saturday morning after the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a fire tender coming from the opposite side in Sonia Vihar. While the Class 12 boy was riding on the wrong side of the carriageway and was not wearing a helmet, the fire truck was on its way to rescue a drowning victim near Yamuna in the same area, police said.

Deputy commissioner of police (northeast) Ashish Mishra said that Sonia Vihar police station was informed about the road accident at 8.15am. After reaching the spot, the motorcyclist was rushed to Jag Pravesh Chandra hospital, where he was declared brought dead. He was identified as Rohit Pal, a resident of Fifth Pushta in Sonia Vihar.

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