NEW DELHI:
Saurabh Gaikwad
, the 25-year-old son of former Pune deputy mayor and NCP (SP) politician Bandu Gaikwad, allegedly rammed his speeding SUV into a poultry tempo transporting chickens, injuring two people in Pune early Tuesday morning, the
police
said.
The incident occurred at approximately 5 AM at Z Corner on Manjari-Mundhwa Road when Saurabh Gaikwad was driving driving a Tata Harrier on the wrong side, as reported by PTI.
Both the tempo driver and cleaner sustained
injuries
, and all three, including Gaikwad, are currently receiving treatment at a local hospital.
Following the
accident
, the Hadapsar police station registered a case against Saurabh Gaikwad. He faces charges under sections 281, 125 (A), and 125 (B) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with relevant sections 184 and 134 (a) and (b) of the Motor
Vehicle
Act.
"We have lodged a complaint against Saurabh Gaikwad, who was allegedly driving recklessly and was on the wrong side. We have not taken him into custody as he is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital as he, too, was injured in the crash," a police officer said as quoted by PTI. Authorities are also investigating whether Gaikwad was under the influence of
alcohol
at the time of the accident.
This incident follows other recent
road accidents
in the region. Earlier this month, a woman was killed when a luxury car crashed into the bike she was riding with her husband in Mumbai’s Worli area, leaving her husband injured. On May 19, a Porsche car allegedly driven by an inebriated minor struck and killed two IT professionals in Pune's Kalyani Nagar area.
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