PERNEM
A 71-year-old pedestrian from Mumbai was killed while seven others had a lucky escape when a rent-a-car SUV driven by a tourist rammed into four vehicles at a parking lot in Khalchawada-Arambol on Saturday evening.
According to sources, the incident took place at about 4 pm, when the deceased Hanumant Kadam along with eight friends were walking along the parking lot.
A rent-a-car SUV driven by Arvind Rawat of Delhi struck Kadam from behind and the SUV then rammed into two cars, a scooter and an SUV, before hitting an electricity pole and coming to a halt. Kadam was killed on the spot, while his friends had a lucky escape. The other four vehicles sustained extensive damages.
This incident shocked and angered locals who demanded strict action against the SUV driver.
A Mandrem police team went to the site to conduct the panchanama, before sending the body for an autopsy to the GMC hospital in Bambolim.
Police also took Rawat into custody, while DySP Salim Sheikh and Mandrem Police Inspector Girendra Naik also visited the site to take stock of the incident. Mandrem PSI Kunal Naik is conducting further investigations.
