Police have arrested Tathya Patel, the driver, who crushed nine people to death on a flyover near ISKCON temple on Sarkhej-Gandhinagar (SG) Highway in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Thursday morning.
Shocking visuals of the Jaguar ramming into people standing at the accident spot where a truck and Thar collided recently have surfaced. It is said that the Jaguar, which was being driven at a speed of 120 kmph, rammed into the crowd as can be clearly seen in the video. The car stopped at some distance after knocking down the people standing near the accident spot of Thar-truck collision. The Jaguar car ramming into people killed at least six onlookers, said reports. The man driving the car was also beaten up by the crowd after the car stopped at some distance from where it had knocked down people.
"Nine people including two policemen have died in the accident. No one is admitted here," said Kripa Patel, Medical Officer, Sola Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad.
Shocking visuals from the accident spot emerged, which showed the car completely dismantled.
The accident took place when it was still dark, showed images from the accident spot.
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Several videos of the accident made rounds on social media.
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Kripa Patel, Medical Officer, Sola Civil Hospital, said, "12 people were brought to the hospital out of which 9 were dead." The injured are being treated in the hospital, he added.
Gujarat CM tweets
Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, tweeted about the accident: "The accident that happened last night on ISKCON Bridge in Ahmedabad is very sad. I express my heartfelt condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the accident. Praying to God for speedy recovery of the injured. The state government has given the families of the deceased Rs. 4 lakh and the injured Rs. 50,000 will help."
