A car crashed into vehicles at a Mumbai traffic signal on Sunday evening.
The 70-year-old driver, Krishna Chamankar, was arrested after the accident.
The car also hit three autorickshaws, injuring their drivers and passengers, police said. Police said he claimed that he accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of the brake while driving from the Malad subway towards SV Road. The footage purportedly shows the car crashing into vehicles waiting at the signal, triggering chaos at the busy intersection.
The accident took place at around 8pm on Sunday at the Mamlatdarwadi-SV Road junction.
Relatives have also alleged that Chamankar received preferential treatment while in police custody, an allegation that police officials said was being examined, including through CCTV footage from the police station. The accident has sparked outrage, with the victim’s family demanding stricter action against the driver.