A 33-year-old man succumbed to his injuries on Sunday, ten days after a sport utility vehicle (SUV) allegedly driven by a minor hit his scooter in Mumbai, a police official said.
As reported by news agency PTI, victim Dhurmil Patel`s wife, Minal Patel, who was also riding with him at the time of the accident, is in a critical condition, the official said.
The couple was seriously injured after the speeding SUV, allegedly driven at high speed by the minor, rammed into their scooter near Somaiya College in the Vidyavihar area earlier on February 5.
As per PTI, the SUV was allegedly registered in the name of the main accused’s father, Valji Raja Bhushan.
The official, while briefing about the incident, on Monday said that, “With Dhurmil`s death, the earlier FIR will be upgraded with relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,” as per PTI.
The case has been registered at Tilak Nagar police station against the minor and his father, who has been booked for allowing an underage person to drive the vehicle.
A site inspection has been conducted, and CCTV footage from the area was examined to establish the speed of the car and the circumstances leading to the accident, the official said, adding that further investigation is underway.
Ghodbunder Road traffic hit after container crashes into 12 vehicles
Earlier on Sunday, in a different scenario, one person was injured and the traffic on the Ghodbunder Road was hit after a container truck crashed into 12 vehicles in Thane.
According to the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), a major road accident took place at around 4:39 pm near the police outpost at Gaimukh on the Ghodbunder Road in Thane (West), after a heavy container vehicle lost control and rammed into several vehicles.
The traffic police officials said that the container bearing hit at least 12 vehicles travelling on the road, causing damage to a total of 13 vehicles, including the driver`s own truck.
The police said that the driver of the heavy container lost control of the vehicle. After the accident, the driver reportedly abandoned the vehicle at the scene and fled.
It said that a probe has been launched for further investigations and to establish the identity of the driver, who is currently unknown.
The Thane traffic police officers and staff immediately reached the spot and managed the situation, the RDMC said.
(With inputs from PTI)
