2 dead, 6 injured as car run over 8 sleeping on footpath in Shashtrinagar area of Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: A speeding car ran over eight people sleeping on a footpath in Shashtrinagar area of the city late last night of whom two, a labourer couple, died on the spot, police said today.

PI of Narnpura police station Chandrasinh Solanki said that one Nirav Shah, who owns a jewelry shop in Ranip, was returning from Surat after participating in a marriage ceremony there. At around 1 am past mid night, he lost control of his speeding i10 car near the Gujarat Housing Board apartment in Shashtrinagar which ran over 8 people sleeping on the footpath close to their huts. The car stuck there as its tyre busted after the accident.

One Bhagabhai Marwari and his wife Laxmiben died on the spot while 6 others injured in the incident. The injured were admitted to Sola civil hospital. Neerav has been arrested.
The matter was being investigated.

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