Mumbai: 19-year-old girl rams car into vehicles, hits 9 people
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A disturbing CCTV footage has come to the fore showing a speeding car ramming into several vehicles, hitting nine people on the way, before coming to a stop at a traffic light junction. The accident took place last week on June 19 in Sion area of Mumbai. It has left five injured, with two in critical state, according to media reports.
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CCTV footage of the horrifying accident
#WATCH: An overspeeding car rammed into other vehicles some people in #Mumbai's Dharavi. Total 5 people have been injured in the incident, two of them critical. Case registered, driver arrested. (CCTV visuals of 19.06.18) pic.twitter.com/CLo06T7P9Z
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2018
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The car was being driven by a 19-year-old girl
The footage shows the car being driven uncontrollably. It first hits an auto-rickshaw, then a bike and another car, before finally coming to a halt. A woman is seen emerging from the co-passenger seat, gripped by panic, while others rush towards the injured. It was being driven by a 19-year-old girl, who was nabbed by others and handed over to the police.
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What led to the accident? Police says
Dharavi police said that a case was registered against the errant driver and she was arrested, but later released on bail. Cops said when the traffic light turned red the woman pushed the accelerator, instead of brakes, which led to the accident.