A crane driver was arrested by the Pune police and later granted bail, in a case involving the death of a motorbike rider near Sun City corner along Sinhagad road on Saturday.

The arrested has been identified as Mannu Prajapati, 42, a resident of Dhayari, while the deceased has been identified as Ravindra Subhash Shur, 34, a resident of Ganeshnagar in Dhayari.

The incident took place at 6 pm on Saturday on the road connecting Sinhgad road to the Pune-Bengaluru highway, said police.

"Both the vehicles were heading towards the Pune-Bangalore highway from Sinhgad road. The crane was going straight when the rider came from the right and banged into the crane. He was not wearing a helmet," said police sub-inspector Kishor Tanpur of Sinhgad road police station who is investigating the case.

The body was taken to Sassoon General Hospital for post mortem.

A case under Sections 279 (driving or riding dangerously on public way) and 304(a) (causing death due to negligence) of Indian Penal Code along with Sections 184 and 119/177 of Motor Vehicle Act was registered at Sinhgad road police station against Parajapati.