SURAT: A 41-year-old driver of a luxury car was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly killing a bicycle rider and ramming into three other vehicles near Bhatar crossroad on Monday night. The accused Lavkush Tiwari, who was driving the car had knocked down cyclist Nirmal Yadav who died on the spot.
Tiwari, a resident of Pandesara, was going to pick up his employer at Surat airport through Sachin-Magdalla road on Monday evening. Instead of taking a turn towards Dumas road, he continued driving straight and got on to the flyover at ONGC crossroad. Realising it was a wrong route, Tiwari tried to take reverse on the flyover bridge and hit another car coming from behind. It was a minor accident, but fearing an argument, Tiwari escaped at high speed, said police.
The driver of the other car chased Tiwari on bike of another commuter. Noticing this, Tiwari drove faster and hit an autorickshaw driver Amul Kande and later knocked down a moped rider Darshan Vatani near Bhatar crossroad. He also hit a cement pole and Yadav who was riding a cycle at the same time died on the spot