MUMBAI: A BMC employee was killed and two others injured after a speeding car allegedly rammed into two scooters on CD Road in Khar West on Monday, with CCTV footage capturing the crash.Police have registered an FIR against retired honorary Brigadier and former Rajapur MP Sudhir Sawant in connection with the incident.The CCTV footage shows the car hitting the scooters on the busy road, after which Iyappan Harijan, 41, was trapped underneath the vehicle. Bystanders lifted the car and pulled him out before he and his wife Nancy, 37, were taken to Bhabha Hospital in an autorickshaw.Harijan suffered severe injuries and repeatedly lost consciousness while being taken to hospital. He later died from blood loss.Nancy, who was riding pillion, suffered bruises on her left hand and other parts of her body. Another scooter rider, Rahul Ghanekar, suffered a fractured hand.Recalling the crash, Nancy said she saw her husband trapped beneath the car, with only his leg visible. People gathered at the spot and lifted the vehicle to pull him out. She said Harijan initially managed to sit up but had injuries to his head, face and other parts of his body.Khar police on Tuesday registered an FIR against Sawant, 71, under relevant Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections for causing death by negligence and rash and dangerous driving.Police said further action would be taken after Sawant is discharged from hospital. He was undergoing treatment after his blood pressure rose following the accident.According to Nancy’s complaint, the couple had left their home in Santacruz West around 4.15pm to shop in Bandra for an event at their home when the car allegedly hit their scooter from behind.Harijan had worked with MTNL for 16 years before joining BMC’s cleaning services department about a month ago. Sawant, a former Rajapur MP, remained active in party politics until late 2019.
