Police have launched a manhunt for the absconding driver. Initial investigations have revealed that the car belongs to a resident of a nearby housing society. "We are currently scanning CCTV footage from the area to identify the driver and understand the exact sequence of events that led to the accident," a police officer stated
All the victims have been rushed to various hospitals across the city for treatment. Representational Pic
At least five people were injured—two of them seriously—after a speeding car rammed into pedestrians in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, on Friday morning, an officer informed. The incident occurred around 9.15 am near the well-known Kala Ganpati temple located in the CIDCO area of the city, reported PTI.
According to preliminary information, the accident took place on a service road adjacent to the temple, a stretch often bustling with morning activity.
"A car moving along the service lane hit five to six individuals, leaving them injured. All the victims have been rushed to various hospitals across the city for treatment. Among them, two have sustained serious injuries and are undergoing critical care," the officer said, according to PTI.
Maharashtra Police have launched a manhunt for the absconding driver. Initial investigations have revealed that the car belongs to a resident of a nearby housing society. "We are currently scanning CCTV footage from the area to identify the driver and understand the exact sequence of events that led to the accident," the officer informed.
A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway to trace the driver and determine whether any charges of rash driving or negligence will be applied.
Four of family killed as car hits divider on Maharashtra's Samruddhi Expressway
In a similar incident, four individuals, including two women, died after the car they were travelling in crashed into a divider on the Samruddhi Expressway in Washim district of Maharashtra, an officer said on Friday.
The incident took place around 8 pm on Thursday between Wanoja and Karanja, along the high-speed corridor, the officer stated.
A family of five from Umred in Nagpur district was returning in the car after attending a function in Pune. When the vehicle reached near channel number 215, the driver reportedly lost control of the car, resulting in the crash, the officer from Mangrulpir Police Station.
Two of the car's occupants, Madhuri Jaiswal and Vaidehi Jaiswal, were pronounced dead at the scene, while Sangeeta and Radheshyam Jaiswal succumbed to their injuries in a hospital, the officer added.
The person driving the car suffered injuries and is being treated in a hospital in Washim, he added.
(With PTI inputs)
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