On Pune-Nashik freeway, ‘drunk’ minor crashes SUV into 3 autos; auto driver lifeless, 2 injured | Pune Information

Police sub-inspector Pankaj Mahajan, the investigating officer, mentioned the age of the accused driver is 17 years and 10 months. He’s a local of Assam and is a first-year pupil at a government-run engineering faculty in Pune. His father is a soldier within the Indian Military.

The probe by the police revealed that after allegedly consuming liquor on Saturday night, the accused was driving his buddy’s SUV from Bhosari to Nashik Phata at a excessive velocity. He misplaced management after which the SUV collided with the highway divider close to the workplace of Maharashtra State Electrical energy Distribution Firm Restricted (MSEDCL) on the Pune-Nashik freeway in Bhosari round 9.45 pm.

Police mentioned the impression was so extreme the SUV jumped the highway divider and crashed into three autos — an autorickshaw, a scooter and a motorbike coming from the other facet.

After receiving data, a police workforce rushed to the spot and nabbed the minor driver. The victims had been taken to hospital. Police mentioned Kamble was pronounced lifeless by docs. The victims on the scooter and bike acquired accidents.

Police have booked the accused underneath sections 281 (rash driving), 125(a), 125(b) for endangering the non-public security or lifetime of others, 324(4), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and sections of the Motor Automobile Act. His blood samples had been taken for medical examination. Police mentioned the accused didn’t have a driving licence. Certainly one of his buddies was sitting within the SUV on the time of the accident. Police have seized the SUV.

Police mentioned the household of the accused was knowledgeable of the mishap. He was produced earlier than the juvenile justice board (JJB) on Monday and despatched to commentary dwelling, police mentioned.