Dec 22, 2024 03:20 PM IST
A four-year-old boy was killed in Mumbai after being hit by a dashing automobile, which officers stated was being pushed by a 19-year-old. The incident occurred in Wadala space, and the kid was knocked down when he was taking part in on the highway, police stated.
Bhushan Gole, the accused was reversing his Hyundai Creta. The driving force did not flee the spot and has been arrested, police stated.
“Prima facie, the driving force was not drunk,” a police official advised information company PTI.
The driving force was arrested beneath related sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) and additional investigation is underway.
The household of the four-year-old lives on a footpath within the space, and his father is a employee.
Lethal Kurla bus crash
The tragic accident comes within the wake of one other lethal highway incident in Mumbai earlier this month. On December 9, a driver of a civic-run electrical bus, operated by the Brihanmumbai Electrical Provide and Transport (BEST) endeavor, misplaced management of the car, inflicting a devastating crash in Kurla. The crash killed seven individuals, injured 42 others, and broken greater than 20 automobiles. The incident was captured on CCTV and has heightened considerations about highway security within the metropolis.
Police arrested the driving force Sanjay Extra and charged him with culpable murder not amounting to homicide.
Considerations over highway security in Maharashtra
In keeping with a current report by the Union Ministry of Street Transport and Highways, Maharashtra is among the many states with the very best variety of highway accidents in India. Between 2018 and 2022, the state recorded 66,370 highway accident deaths, rating third after Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Talking through the Parliament winter session, Union minister Nitin Gadkari stated that 1,78,000 lives are claimed by highway accidents yearly and 60 per cent of the victims are within the age group of 18-34 years.
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