Battered scooter under the SUV in Kanpur on Saturday
Kanpur: A 55-year-old man riding a scooter was killed after a speeding, out-of-control Thar rammed into him in Awas Vikas-3, Kalyanpur area of Kanpur, on Saturday evening. The SUV dragged the victim and his scooter for nearly 20 metres before crashing into a green belt outside a house.
His son, Rahul Chauhan, said his father had left home saying he would return shortly. Eyewitnesses said two young women and a man travelling in the Thar screamed after the crash and later left the spot in another car. Kalyanpur station in-charge Keshav Tiwari said the SUV was seized and CCTV footage from the area was being collected as part of the investigation.
The deceased was identified as Santosh Singh Chauhan, a resident of Panki. Police also recovered two helmets from the accident site. Police have taken the body into custody and sent it for postmortem.
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Residents said the Thar first hit the scooter rider, then crashed into a house before ramming the boundary wall of another nearby house. The impact left the vehicle badly damaged. Download the TOI App.