Mercedes drags motorist 2 km in South Goa before bursting into flames

A 37-year-old man was killed and another person was injured after a Mercedes car allegedly rammed into a two-wheeler in South Goa on Friday. Police said the Mercedes car driver, who was allegedly drunk, has been arrested.

The Mercedes car dragged the motorist for at least 2 km after the collision. The car then caught fire and came to a halt. Police said the two-wheeler driver suffered fatal injuries. He was rushed to a hospital and declared brought dead.

Police identified the deceased as Ashok Chavan. A pillion rider, Sonu Kumar, who was accompanying Chavan, suffered injuries in the incident and is undergoing treatment. A passerby pulled the driver out of the car. An eyewitness, Jose Fernandes, told the media: “The car came to a halt near the Church, and then suddenly it caught fire, possibly as a consequence of dragging the two-wheeler for a long distance.

With the help of another person, I pulled the car driver out, or he too would have suffered fatal burn injuries.” Police said the driver of the Mercedes car, Vidhyadhar Prabhu, was arrested Friday night. He was produced in a local court and remanded to police custody for two days.

The police have charged the accused car driver with culpable homicide not amounting to murder. An FIR has been registered for rash driving, culpable homicide and an act endangering the life or personal safety of others under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, police said.

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