Massive accident in Jaipur: A drunk driver rams an Audi into pedestrians, killing one

At least 16 were injured in the accident in Jaipur’s Patrakar Colony after the vehicle hit the divider and rammed into pedestrians.

A horrifying accident made the headlines recently, where a drunk driver in an Audi rammed into pedestrians, killing one person and injuring at least 16 people. Police officials informed that four people were in the car, who were allegedly intoxicated and lost control of the vehicle.

A vehicle rammed into pedestrians, killing one person and injuring others.

As per news agency PTI’s report, the incident happened near Kharabas Circle in Jaipur’s Patrakar Colony on Friday night. The car was allegedly racing with another vehicle when it hit a road divider. It then rammed into the roadside stalls and food carts on the 30-metre stretch, before coming to a stop. Visuals from the scene showed the car completely destroyed, with side and rear windshields broken. Madan Kadwasra, Station House Officer (SHO), said that more than 50 people were present at the spot when the car went out of control. PTI quoted him saying, “The car hit over 10 stalls, ran over more than 16 people and finally stopped after crashing into a tree about 100 metres away.”

People in the Audi were reportedly intoxicated.

As per the officials, the people in the car were allegedly intoxicated. Police have thus far detained one occupant, while the other fled the scene. The police have now seized the vehicle. All the injured people were reportedly taken to Jaipuria hospital for primary treatment. Four of them were critically injured and were referred to Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital. Some individuals also went home with their family members. Dr Ravinder Kumar, who received the injured victims, told PTI that initially eleven people were brought in, following which two others, making a total of thirteen people. He said that some of the injured were in serious condition, while others had minor injuries. “At present, out of the total patients who came in, one patient is admitted with us, and one was brought dead,” he was quoted as saying.

The person who lost his life was identified as Ramesh Bairwa, a Bhilwara resident who was taken to the hospital but was declared dead. Bhajanlal Sharma, CM of Rajasthan, expressed grief over the death and directed officials to ensure that the injured received proper treatment.