Durg. A case of hit and run has come to light in Durg. In the accident, a person riding an electric scooter was hit hard by a Baleno car and fled from the spot. The seriously injured scooter rider died on the way to the hospital. Mohan Nagar police is busy searching for the accused car driver. According to the information, the accident happened late on Wednesday night. Raju Prasad Chauhan (42), resident of Sheetal Nagar Borsi, was going to Durg railway station to pick up his niece on his electric scooter number CG 07 CN 6520. He was crossing Malviya Nagar Chowk. Then the person traveling in Baleno car number CG 07 BG 4001 going from Durg towards Bhilai hit him hard. The impact was so strong that both the airbags of the car opened. The person riding the scooter fell on the bonnet of the car after stumbling, which the car rider ignored and moved the car forward rapidly. The name of the car owner is said to be Vineet Aggarwal. It is being told that this accident happened in Malviya Nagar Chowk.
The speed of the Baleno car going from Durg towards Bhilai was very high. Despite seeing the scooty rider, he could not control the car and fled from there, blowing it. The speed of the car can be gauged from the fact that both its airbags deployed. People said that after the incident someone informed about the accident by dialing 112. After a long time the vehicle reached the spot. It is being told that the dial 112 train of Mohan Nagar had gone somewhere else and was taking time to arrive. After this this task was given to Kotwali dial 112. Who reached the spot and took the injured Raju Prasad to the hospital. Mohan Nagar police station in-charge, Trainee DSP, Akanksha Pandey said that as soon as information about the incident was received, they started searching for the accused driver. A few hours after the accident, the car was found abandoned in front of the battalion. At present action has been taken under 304A. Hit and run has not been established yet, further investigation is underway.
