5 young boys ages 22 years to 27 years were heading toward Ahmedabad in a Maruti Suzuki Brezza from Mumbai. The men decided to post their live video on Instagram, 2 of them lost their life others got highly injured.
The incident took place between 3:30 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. on May 2. Aman Mehboob bhai Sheikh and Chirag Kumar K Patel lost their lives and the other five from the same city of Mumbai suffered injuries and are on treatment as per the police officials.
The two men present in the Maruti Suzuki Brezza car went live on Instagram. While recording, hello to the audience. It was the time of dawn so the flashlight of the mobile phone was on and they Pan their camera to their other fellows who all seemed to be enjoying themselves. The person who was making the video then focused on the SUV car’s speedometer, which turned out to be 160 km per hour. Several abusive words were heard which possibly targeted the driver of the SUV by one of the vehicles on the road. The driver of the SUV overtakes all the vehicles to his right and left and within a few seconds, he exceeds the speed for more than 100km per hour. He then gets cheers from his friends who say “Yeah one more”. As the driver was trying to give a break to avoid an obstacle, the video went pitch dark and ends there.
The other friends says that the SUV hit a tree near Adas in Gujarat, which is about 100 KM from the Ahmedabad City on the National Highway 48. A case has been filed against the car’s driver Mustafa alias Shahabad Khan Pathan.
India has witnessed a 9.4% increase in road accidents in 2022 with 1.68% lakh people losing their lives either due to reckless driving or due to drunken conditions. The data turned out to be 19 deaths and 53 accidents, the report said the number of injured people was 15.3% higher as compared to the last year’s 4.43 lakh.
The report is based on the data and information received from the police stations of the states and union territories in a standardized for math as provided by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific, under the Asia Pacific Road Accident Database project.
Author: Anushka Jaiswal
Anushka Jaiswal is pursuing a degree in journalism and Mass Communication. I am more interested in listening to the podcast rather than reading books. My hobbies include listening to music, journaling philosophical thoughts. From my school days I have taken a keen interest in debate competitions whether it is English or Hindi. I am not much indulged in the sports but I remain active in some of the co curricular activities like cycling, swimming, running, jogging and the like.
