<p>Bengaluru: In a tragic head-on collision, two teenage boys doing a <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/wheelie">wheelie</a> died after crashing into a canter truck near Vijayapura town in Bengaluru Rural on Friday, police said. </p><p>Arbaz Pasha (18), one of the deceased boys, had borrowed a Honda Dio (KA 50 EC 3983) from a neighbour in Rahmat Nagar, Vijayapura. Accompanied by his friend N Manoj (16), from Gurappana Mutt in the town, he set out for a joyride on the Devanahalli-Kolar highway. He rode the scooter while Manoj sat on the pillion. </p><p>Around 11 am, as the duo rode from Devanahalli towards 'H' Cross, Pasha started doing a wheelie near the Vijayapura town bypass in Doddaballapur. At that moment, a canter truck (KA 02 AH 9390) pulled up directly in front of the scooter. Pasha reportedly lost control, leading to a head-on collision between the scooter and the canter. </p>.170 minors caught doing wheelies since 2022 in Bengaluru: Police data.<p>The impact was devastating. </p><p>Both riders were thrown off the scooter, and landed about 30 metres away. The collision tore the scooter into two, a senior police officer from Bengaluru Rural said. </p><p>Pasha died on the spot, while Manoj was taken to a private hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. The boys did not wear helmets, the officer added. </p><p>CCTV cameras installed at nearby roadside shops captured the ghastly crash. </p><p>While the police are reviewing the footage to determine if the canter driver was at fault, initial findings suggest that the teenagers were in the wrong. </p><p>C K Baba, Superintendent of Police, Bengaluru Rural, said that the Honda Dio owner had been booked. Since Pasha had turned 18 just a month ago, police cannot book his parents, he added. </p><p>Nonetheless, Baba warned parents that they would be held responsible if they allow their minor children to drive. </p><p>The Vijayapura police have booked Pasha under BNS sections 281 (rash driving on a public way) and 106 (death by negligence). The scooter owner has been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Motor Vehicle Act. </p><p><strong>Traffic safety lessons in schools</strong></p><p>Baba expressed concern about the rising trend of teenagers doing wheelies and putting lives at risk. This crash was ghastly and called for immediate action, he noted. </p><p>“We plan to approach all schools in our jurisdiction and request them to incorporate traffic safety lessons during morning assemblies," Baba told <em>DH</em>.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: In a tragic head-on collision, two teenage boys doing a <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/wheelie">wheelie</a> died after crashing into a canter truck near Vijayapura town in Bengaluru Rural on Friday, police said. </p><p>Arbaz Pasha (18), one of the deceased boys, had borrowed a Honda Dio (KA 50 EC 3983) from a neighbour in Rahmat Nagar, Vijayapura. Accompanied by his friend N Manoj (16), from Gurappana Mutt in the town, he set out for a joyride on the Devanahalli-Kolar highway. He rode the scooter while Manoj sat on the pillion. </p><p>Around 11 am, as the duo rode from Devanahalli towards 'H' Cross, Pasha started doing a wheelie near the Vijayapura town bypass in Doddaballapur. At that moment, a canter truck (KA 02 AH 9390) pulled up directly in front of the scooter. Pasha reportedly lost control, leading to a head-on collision between the scooter and the canter. </p>.170 minors caught doing wheelies since 2022 in Bengaluru: Police data.<p>The impact was devastating. </p><p>Both riders were thrown off the scooter, and landed about 30 metres away. The collision tore the scooter into two, a senior police officer from Bengaluru Rural said. </p><p>Pasha died on the spot, while Manoj was taken to a private hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. The boys did not wear helmets, the officer added. </p><p>CCTV cameras installed at nearby roadside shops captured the ghastly crash. </p><p>While the police are reviewing the footage to determine if the canter driver was at fault, initial findings suggest that the teenagers were in the wrong. </p><p>C K Baba, Superintendent of Police, Bengaluru Rural, said that the Honda Dio owner had been booked. Since Pasha had turned 18 just a month ago, police cannot book his parents, he added. </p><p>Nonetheless, Baba warned parents that they would be held responsible if they allow their minor children to drive. </p><p>The Vijayapura police have booked Pasha under BNS sections 281 (rash driving on a public way) and 106 (death by negligence). The scooter owner has been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Motor Vehicle Act. </p><p><strong>Traffic safety lessons in schools</strong></p><p>Baba expressed concern about the rising trend of teenagers doing wheelies and putting lives at risk. This crash was ghastly and called for immediate action, he noted. </p><p>“We plan to approach all schools in our jurisdiction and request them to incorporate traffic safety lessons during morning assemblies," Baba told <em>DH</em>.</p>