Mumbai: 'Drunk' driver rams Jaguar into 12 cars, 21 bystanders
At least 21 people were injured and a dozen vehicles damaged when a speeding Jaguar crashed into them in Mumbai's Andheri yesterday evening. Prima facie, the driver appeared drunk, police said. He drove haphazardly all the way from RTO Lane, hitting cars, autorickshaws, bikes, scooters and a bicycle, before finally being stopped at SVP Road. The injured included children too. All were rushed to nearby hospitals.
The driver was apparently flouting more rules
The driver apparently flouted several rules, police said. Though he is believed to have been intoxicated, cops are awaiting his medical report for confirmation. He had no documents on him either. He was a relative of the car's owner, whom police claim to have identified but refused to reveal. After he was nabbed, locals thrashed him before handing him to police. They also damaged the car.
Toll quickly rose after initial reports of four injuries
Initial reports claimed only four people were injured, but the toll quickly rose. The driver has since been arrested. A probe has been ordered and police are investigating the incident.
In June, a prominent WB businessman died in Ferrari accident
Last month, a well-known businessman in Howrah was killed and a teenager critically injured when their speeding Ferrari rammed the divider of a flyover and crashed. Shibaji Roy, Director, ML Roy & Co, was stuck in the mangled car for 40 minutes as no gas-cutter was available. He died on the way to hospital.
