Prakash Vaze, an umpire of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), died in a road accident at Mulund. This is another piece of sad news coming from the cricket world. He was a renowned local umpire who had a fascination for chess.
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Police said that the accident took place near Anandnagar checknaka (toll post) on the Eastern Express Highway around 1.15 pm.
Vaze, a resident of Mulund, was going to Mumbai from Thane on his Bajaj Chetak scooter with his assistant Hanumant Hegade, police said.
Hegade has suffered serious injuries and is being treated a private hospital. police said.
Madhav More, senior inspector of Navghar police station said that a speeding tempo carrying plywood rammed into the Vaze’s scooter from the rear.
“We have arrested a tempo driver Nilkanth Chavan (48) a resident of Ghatkopar in this case,” More said.
The #chess community loses a devoted organizer of tournaments Dr. #PrakashVaze from Mulund, #Mumbai in a horrible road accident…the roads take the toll of a precious life again…
— sameer karve (@sameerkarve_) December 8, 2017
Another official stated eye-witnesses to the incident claimed that Vaze’s scooter was avoiding a pothole when the tempo rammed into his scooter.
Vaze was famous for arranging chess competitions for school children, said people close to him.
“He had started Dr Prakash Vaze Sports Foundation which used to organise state level tennis, cricket and badminton tournaments which would get a tremendous response,” a person close to him said.
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They added that Vaze had participated as an umpire in first class cricket.
