A couple riding a two-wheeler stopped at a traffic signal in Malad (West) in Mumbai. An auto-rickshaw halted adjacent to them on a zebra-crossing. A few other two-wheelers and three-wheelers stopped at the red light. A video of the accident has now emerged, showing the moment the car rammed into the two-wheeler with the couple on it and other vehicles.
It was 8 pm on a Sunday night. Ten seconds later an electric car rammed into a motorcycle and three auto-rickshaws, killing a 34-year-old woman and injuring six others.
The video begins with vehicles stopping at a traffic signal before a speeding MG Windsor rammed into them. The car hits a woman crossing the road, ramms into a two-wheeler with a couple on board and three auto-rickshaws. People were sent flying high into the air as the car sped ahead uncontrollably. Following the crash, local traders, lawyers, victims’ relatives and others gathered outside Malad Police Station, alleging that Chamankar was being given preferential treatment by the police. Protesters alleged that the accused was allowed access to his personal mobile phone and was temporarily kept in an air-conditioned room inside the police station. The police have registered a case of rash driving and death by negligence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act.
The accident occurred on August 30 at 8 pm, at the SV Road junction, according to CCTV footage. The driver, 70-year-old Krishna Shantaram Chamankar, is currently in police custody.
During the police investigation, Chamankar told police that he mistakenly pressed the accelerator instead of the brake. Police said the accused underwent a blood-alcohol test, which was negative for alcohol.
