Police van runs over 6 sleeping on footpath/roadside hurt, 2 dead
September 01, 2015
Vadodara
Two people including a woman were crushed to death in Tarsali area of the city when a speeding police van allegedly ran over six persons sleeping on footpath and a roadside hut beside national highway 8 in Makarapura area, police said today.
The driver of the PCR van of Panigate police station lost control and went off the road at around 2130 hrs last night. A women died on the spot while one youth succumbed in the SS Hospital this morning.
The driver of the police van has been nabbed. The locals alleged that he was drunk when the accident took place.
A complaint of the accident has been lodged and detailed investigation was on.
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