Stunt driving: Narrow escape for bystanders as car overturns
TNN | Updated: Apr 3, 2019, 07:39 IST
A speeding car rammed a divider and overturned five times during a stunt driving near Dayal Paradise crossing ... Read MoreLUCKNOW: Some passersby had a narrow escape after a speeding car rammed a divider and overturned five times during a stunt driving near Dayal Paradise crossing in Gomtinagar on Tuesday.
According to the police, the incident occurred around 5pm when Kushagra Jaiswal, 28, who was at the wheels, was performing stunt driving in full public view. Kushagra lost control and rammed the car into a divider. Since the car was in high speed it overturned five times after crashing.
Some bystanders narrowly missed getting injured. Ram Prakash, an eyewitness, said the car’s speed seemed to be around 120km/hr and its driver was trying to overtake a bike.
SHO Gomtinagar Ram Surat Sonkar said Kushagra has been detained and the car seized. “He suffered injuries on hands and legs. We are trying to gather footage from CCTV cameras installed near the spot,” he added.
Five bystanders were injured during a similar stunt driving in Viram Khand of Gomtinagar on March 9.
According to the police, the incident occurred around 5pm when Kushagra Jaiswal, 28, who was at the wheels, was performing stunt driving in full public view. Kushagra lost control and rammed the car into a divider. Since the car was in high speed it overturned five times after crashing.
Some bystanders narrowly missed getting injured. Ram Prakash, an eyewitness, said the car’s speed seemed to be around 120km/hr and its driver was trying to overtake a bike.
SHO Gomtinagar Ram Surat Sonkar said Kushagra has been detained and the car seized. “He suffered injuries on hands and legs. We are trying to gather footage from CCTV cameras installed near the spot,” he added.
Five bystanders were injured during a similar stunt driving in Viram Khand of Gomtinagar on March 9.
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