thane four friends out for dinner met with a tragic accident when their car rammed into a gas container near kasheli bridge near the kharegon toll naka early on wednesday three of them died on the spot and one is battling for life according to the police around 445am vicky pinto 34 took the steering suddenly near kasheli bridge the car rammed into the rear end of an empty gas container said senior inspector anil akade of narpoli police station it is suspected that the containers tail lamp was defunct which could have deceived the car driver we have arrested the driver and registered a case akade added the occupants of the car pinto kabir arora 25 and anuj dighe 32 died while ajit parab 35 is battling for his life while pinto owned a pastry shop in bhayander the other three worked with a converges call centre the news of the accident plunged the victims families into grief pintos father who resides in the harsiddh park in pawar nagar recalled around 130am parab called my son and told him to accompany them for dinner after vicky left his mother called him several times on his cellphone but he did not respond around 530am we got a call from his cellphone and a constable informed us about the accident as the news reached aroras hill garden home his mother collapsed in shock amita shinde a close family friend of arora said kabirs mother could not utter a word she was immediately taken to her sisters residence