ByA 20-year-old girl lost her life after the bike, on which she was riding pillion, skid near BPL gallery in Mahim due to the unexpected downpour of rain which hit the city on Saturday evening.The family of the victim, identified as Sanjna Akre, told the police that their daughter had gone to her college to photocopy notes. “The girl was an undergraduate BSc student of Ruparel College. She had gone to college and met a friend there who provided her with the notes she needed. They photocopied the same and her friend offered to drop her home,” a police source said.The victim and her friend were heading towards Akre’s residence in Bandra when the accident took place at around 8 pm.“The victim’s friend, who was riding the bike, was forced to apply the brakes as a vehicle came in their way. Both the riders were not wearing helmets. Owing to the unexpected showers, the bike took a dangerous skid, throwing the girl away,” the source said adding that Akre was taken to Hinduja Hospital where she was declared dead.A police source said that while the rider escaped the accident with minor injuries, the girl died as she hit her head on the road. Senior police inspector, Ashok Jagdale, of Shivaji Park police station said, “We are trying to find out if the victim’s death was a result of anyone’s rash and negligent driving and if found so, we will take action accordingly.”