Tragic Accident at Versova Beach Mumbai: SUV Hits Sleeping Men, One Dead and Another Injured
A tragic accident at Versova Beach Mumbai saw a 36-year-old rickshaw driver killed and another injured when an SUV ran over them. Two men have been arrested.
SUV Runs Over Sleeping Men at Versova Beach in Mumbai: One Dead, Another Injured; Drivers Arrested and Facing Multiple Charges
A terrible tragedy was witnessed in Mumbai at Versova Beach, when a 36-year-old auto rickshaw driver was killed under the wheels of the SUV. The driver of the SUV and his companion have been arrested after being on the run, and according to the police, they are holding them for five days. The accident occurred at around 4 am on August 12 when the two male victims were asleep outside to avoid the heat and humidity when the car hit them.
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The deceased, Ganesh Vikram Yadav from Sagar Kutir was declared dead at Cooper Hospital as his brother took him there after the accident. The injured survivor Bablu Shrivastava, a delivery boy from Andheri, shared how he woke up with a start only to realize that he was hit by an SUV. Shrivastava stated that Yadav was severely injured and had fainted by the time she reached the scene, and the SUV’s occupants had already escaped when help got to the scene.
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The SUV was being driven by Nikhil Dilip Jawate, 34, from Nagpur, while the co-passenger Shubham Ashok Dongre, aged 33, is from Airoli, Navi Mumbai. Fortunately, the police managed to trace the vehicle and arrest the men. Their blood samples have been taken to the lab to check if they were under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The police investigation as to the circumstances of the incident showed that the SUV had no business being on the beach since vehicles are not allowed there. Constable Priya Kadam of the Versova police station said that the accused stated that they knew that there were people sleeping on the beach when they drove over them. The case has been filed under several sections such as culpable homicide and rash driving but other charges include negligence in not offering first aid and reporting the incident.
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