Bengaluru: A reckless driving incident involving a minivan near BDA Indraprastha Apartment in Kengeri on Mysore Road claimed a life and left six others injured after it rammed into multiple vehicles before overturning on Saturday morning.The accident occurred at around 6.45am. According to the complaint filed by Mallu, 23, an eyewitness who works at a fuel station, the minivan bearing registration number KA-50-MB-4544 was travelling from the RV College side towards Kengeri when the driver lost control and swerved abruptly to the left.The van first crashed into a scooter and a bike that were travelling ahead in the same direction. The impact caused the van to overturn and slam into an electric pole on the roadside.During the crash, the riders of the two-wheelers and Sukhdev, a 41-year-old resident of Marathahalli, who was travelling in the minivan, were thrown onto the road. Sk suffered critical injuries and died while being shifted to the hospital.The injured include Parejan, the scooter rider, who sustained head and other bodily injuries, and Ashoka and Rahul, who were travelling on the bike and suffered multiple injuries. Other occupants of the van, including Abhijit and Bhagirath, also sustained injuries. All the injured were admitted to a hospital for treatment.Preliminary investigations suggest that rash and negligent driving by the minivan driver, identified as Swaroop Chand (25), led to the chain-reaction collision. He escaped with minor injuries. Parejan’s condition is critical, while the others are out of danger.Kengeri Traffic Police have registered a case against Chand. Chand and the others were travelling towards Mysuru for work.
