Pune News: A 35-year-old man lost his life after being hit by a speeding car while celebrating Diwali in the Pimpri-Chinchwad area of Pune. The incident occurred on November 1 and was captured on surveillance cameras. The victim, identified as Soham Patel, was bursting firecrackers on the roadside when the accident took place.
CCTV footage shows him walking towards the centre of the road to light some firecrackers when a car approached at high speed and hit him from the side. The impact of the collision threw him several metres away. ALSO READ: Delhi Air Pollution: AQI In ‘Poor’ Category Today For Residents Of National Capital, Likely To Worsen Day Ahead Of Diwali Pune police reported that the car did not stop at the scene and fled immediately after the crash.
The police are currently reviewing additional CCTV footage from the area to identify the vehicle and its driver. In a related incident, five children were injured in Pune's Sinhgad area when the lid of a drain chamber exploded after they lit firecrackers on it. Fortunately, the injuries were not life-threatening.
Another tragic event linked to firecrackers occurred in Nagpur, where a 25-year-old man named Amol Waghmare was allegedly stabbed to death by a teenager following an argument over firecrackers on the same day. Police reported that during the altercation, the teenager attacked Waghmare with a knife, resulting in his death. ALSO READ: EY Gurgaon Celebrates Diwali 2024; Internet Asks ‘Same Crowd That Missed .
