Two pedestrians died after beingknocked down by a speeding dumper in suburban Lower Parel here, police said on Tuesday.The incident took place late on Monday night when dumper driver Sachin Kumar Chavan allegedly knocked down Sanjay Sakharam Pawar (59) and Pratap More (50) and also damaged a stationary car near Bawla Masjid, an official said.Passersby caught Chavan and rushed the victims to civic-run Nair Hospital, where the duo was declared dead on arrival, he added."The accused has been arrested under section 304A (causing death by negligence and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and further probe is underway," senior inspector Pandit Thakre of NM Joshi Marg police station said.
