On Pune-Nashik highway, ‘drunk’ minor crashes SUV into 3 vehicles; auto driver dead, 2 injured

Police sub-inspector Pankaj Mahajan, the investigating officer, said the property of the accused operator is 17 years and 10 months. He is simply a autochthonal of Assam and is simply a first-year pupil astatine a government-run engineering assemblage successful Pune. His begetter is simply a worker successful the Indian Army.

The probe by the constabulary revealed that aft allegedly consuming liquor connected Saturday evening, the accused was driving his friend’s SUV from Bhosari to Nashik Phata astatine a precocious speed. He mislaid power aft which the SUV collided with the roadworthy divider adjacent the bureau of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) connected the Pune-Nashik road successful Bhosari astir 9.45 pm.

Police said the interaction was truthful terrible the SUV jumped the roadworthy divider and crashed into 3 vehicles — an autorickshaw, a scooter and a motorcycle coming from the other side.

After receiving information, a constabulary squad rushed to the spot and nabbed the insignificant driver. The victims were taken to hospital. Police said Kamble was pronounced dormant by doctors. The victims connected the scooter and motorcycle received injuries.

Police person booked the accused nether sections 281 (rash driving), 125(a), 125(b) for endangering the idiosyncratic information oregon beingness of others, 324(4), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and sections of the Motor Vehicle Act. His humor samples were taken for aesculapian examination. Police said the accused did not person a driving licence. One of his friends was sitting successful the SUV astatine the clip of the accident. Police person seized the SUV.

Police said the household of the accused was informed of the mishap. He was produced earlier the juvenile justness committee (JJB) connected Monday and sent to reflection home, constabulary said.