A 20-year-old engineering student was killed in a gruesome accident after a scooter he was riding was hit by a speeding BMW car in Gujarat's Rajkot and dragged for 200 metres in the early hours of Monday.
The incident took place around 2 am near Crystal Mall on Kalavad Road when the black-coloured BMW rammed into the two-wheeler. The impact of the collision threw the rider, identified as Abhishek Nathani, onto the road. He sustained severe injuries and died on the spot.
The front portion of the BMW was left badly damaged in the crash, while the scooter was also completely destroyed.
Upon receiving information, medical staff reached the spot and confirmed Nathani's death.
CCTV footage of the accident shows the scooter rider attempting to take a right turn when the speeding BMW, approaching from the opposite direction, collided head-on with the two-wheeler.
"The SUV hit the two-wheeler, which was trying to cross the road and dragged it nearly 200 feet. The impact of the crash was such that the front of the vehicle was mangled, and the victim died on the spot," sub-inspector PJ Parmar told PTI.
The driver, Atman Patel (26), escaped unhurt and was later arrested.
(With inputs from Narendra Ahir)
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