At least six people were injured after a speeding Lamborghini rammed into pedestrians in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur. As per reports, the car was allegedly driven by the son of a prominent tobacco trader on Sunday.
Speaking to reporters, DCP (Central) Atul Kumar Srivastava said that the incident occurred around 3:15 pm.
“The accident occurred near Rev-3 Mall when the luxury car, reportedly driven by Shivam Mishra, the son of businessman K K Mishra, went out of control and ploughed into people standing along the roadside and several vehicles, triggering panic in the area,” he added.
Car rammed into auto-rickshaw, biker and then people
As per eyewitnesses on the scene, the speeding car first hit an auto-rickshaw and then proceeded to crash into a park Royal Enfield bike. As the car crashed into the bike, its rider was flung nearly 10 feet into the air.
The car mounted the motorcycle’s front wheel and dragged it for some distance before hitting an electric pole and coming to a halt.
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Following the crash, angry locals rushed to the spot and surrounded the car to block the driver of the luxury car.
Witnesses have also alleged that private bouncers also came to the scene and made an attempt to rescue the driver inside the Lamborghini.
“I heard that some bouncers of the luxury car driver broke the window and pulled the driver of the car. They took him away in another car. The Lamborghini car has been taken to the Police Station. Around 4-5 people were injured in the incident,” an eyewitness told news agency ANI.
The vehicle has been seized by police, and further action would be taken based on the complaint filed.
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