UP: Speeding Fortuner kills MBBS student, injures 3 bikers in Gorakhpur
Synopsis
A 22-year-old MBBS student was killed and three others were injured after a speeding Fortuner car hit a group of bikers in Gorakhpur. Police have arrested the driver and registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
A speeding Fortuner car hit a group of bikers in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, killing a 22-year-old student and leaving three others injured, police said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at 9 pm on Wednesday night at the Mohaddipur Overbridge in the Shahpur police station area of Gorakhpur.
The accident was so severe that Akash Pandey, a third-year MBBS student at Baba Radhav Das Medical College, died on the spot. Two others were seriously injured, while another suffered minor injuries, police said.
Driver Arrested, Case Registered
The police have arrested the driver, Golden Sahni, and seized the vehicle, SP City Gorakhpur Abhinav Tyagi said.
"A case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder has been registered in this incident, and strict action will be taken," he added.
Further investigation is underway.
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