We have arrested him under Sections 279 (Rash driving or riding on a public way) and 338 (Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code,” the officer said. The incident happened in the evening and, according to police, he could have damaged other vehicles too if he had lost complete control of the vehicles.The automobile and the victims’ bicycleA 17-year-old youth, who was driving a Ford EcoSport, hit a couple on a bicycle on a bridge in Mulund on China mid drive electric bike Saturday, seriously injuring them.
The automobile that the youth was driving came from the west side and he could not control its speed.AA 17-year-old youth, who was driving a Ford EcoSport, hit a couple on a bicycle on a bridge in Mulund on Saturday, seriously injuring them. A police officer said, “Thankfully he could stop his car after hitting the bridge, or the car would have fallen on the railway track. The victims, Madhubai Dholkia and her husband, were traveling from west side to the east via the railway flyover. She was injured very badly from behind.
The vehicle first hit the bicycle and then slammed into a corner of the bridge. The couple, which lives on the east side of Mulund station, is poor. “The youngster might have been heading for the fest that was going on in Kelkar College in Mulund (east). The youth, who was beaten up by passers-by, was handed over to the police.”The police added that Madhubai, who has suffered a skull facture, has been admitted to Sion hospital and her husband is also seriously injured. According Navghar police officer, the youth, Kaustubh Chandrakant Bhoir, was driving rashly and did not even have a driving licence on him.