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Vadodara Accident: Rakshit Chaurasiya, the 23-year-old law student, has claimed that his car was moving at 50 Kmph when it hit two scooters, knocking down the riders and dragging them along before coming to a halt. The man denied that he was drunk during the incident and claimed that the accident happened as his view was blocked by the emergency airbag. Rakshit Chaurasiya rammed his car into five people in Gujarat's Vadodara on Thursday, killing a woman, Hemali Patel, and leaving others seriously injured.
The accident took place around 12.30 am near Muktanand crossroads in the Karelibaug area and has sparked massive outrage. Speaking to ANI on Saturday, Rakshit Chaurasiya, said, "There is pothole near the intersection which falls on the stretch I was driving.
Seeing the space, I tried to pass but due to the pothole, my car touched the scooter driving in the front. This was when the emergency airbag burst open and blocked my view, resulting in the collision". #WATCH | Vadodara, Gujarat: One woman has died, and four others are injured after an overspeeding four-wheeler rammed into a two-wheeler (14/03).
Accused Rakshit Ravish Chaurasia claims, " We were going ahead of the scooty, we were turning right and there was a pothole on the...
pic.twitter.com/7UMundtDXH A video from the crash site also emerged, showing the visibly heavily drunk Rakshit coming out of the car following the accident and shouting "another round" and “Nikita” even as bystanders tried to get hold of him and those injured lay scattered on the ground.
The video showed that the car was running at a high speed. However, the young man denied he was speeding. "The car's speed was just 50 kilometres pers hour.
I could see only the scooter and a car in front of me. I saw no people walking by the side of the road," Rakshit Chaurasiya, who had a swollen face with a lot of bruises as he spoke to the media, maintained. Upon being asked as to where he partied or got drunk the fateful night, the young man said he did not party and was only returning home after attending Holika Dahan.
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Three other vehicles - two active vehicles, electric vehicle (EV) apart from a four-wheeler, are involved in the incident...
Eight people were injured and a woman has died. Multiple investigative teams are investigating the incident..
.The teams are recovering the evidence from the scene of the crime. Police are tracking the entire movement of the driver and co-passenger of the four-wheeler.
..The person driving the four-wheeler is in police custody and police have been successful in tracking the movement of the co-passenger.
..Further investigation is underway.
" said Vadodara Police Commissioner Narasimha Komar, as quoted by ANI. According to the police, the deceased woman has been identified as Hemali Patel, who was riding her scooter at the time of the accident. "The accident occurred around 12.
30 am near Muktanand cross roads in the Karelibaug area following which the driver, Rakshit Chaurasiya, was arrested, Deputy Commissioner of Police Panna Momaya told PTI. READ MORE: UP Trains News: 175 Trains Cancelled For 42 Days; Delhi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Prayagraj And Other Routes Affected | Full List Chaurasiya, who hails from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, is a law student and lives in a PG accommodation here, Momaya added. “Primarily, the car was overspeeding.
This can also be a case of drunk driving. We will conduct his medical test to determine whether he was under the influence of alcohol,” said DCP, adding that Chaurasiya does have a driving licence..
