3 weeks ago
Elderly man killed by speeding car in New Town complex
An 86-year-old man named Sribas Chandra Ojha lived in a housing community called Uniworld City.
One evening, he went for a walk with a helper.
A car came out of a parking area very fast and hit him.
The car also hurt three other people.
The man was taken to the hospital, where doctors found bleeding in his brain.
Sadly, he died at the hospital.
The police said the car was being driven carelessly and started an investigation.
Two of the injured people were still in the hospital, and one was treated and sent home.
People living in the community are asking for safer and slower driving inside the complex.
An 86-year-old resident of Uniworld City in New Town died after being hit by a car while on an evening walk inside the complex.
Sribas Chandra Ojha was struck around 6.45pm when a car allegedly shot out of a parking area at considerable speed.
Three others were injured: two remain hospitalised with serious injuries (a fractured shoulder and a fractured skull), while one was discharged after first aid.
Police at Techno City police station registered a case of causing death by negligent driving and did not confirm whether the driver held a valid licence.
Residents demanded stricter speed-limit enforcement and licence checks, while the welfare association appealed against speculation and planned a meeting.
- Who
- Sribas Chandra Ojha, an 86-year-old resident of Uniworld City, was killed; the driver was a woman who runs a shop at Downtown Mall; three others were injured.
- What
- Ojha was hit and killed by a car that allegedly shot out of a parking area and struck pedestrians during his evening walk.
- Where
- Inside the Uniworld City residential complex in New Town.
- When
- The accident occurred around 6.45pm on Tuesday; Ojha died early on Wednesday.
- Why
- The car was allegedly driven in a rash and negligent manner at considerable speed; police registered a case of causing death by negligent driving.
Residents Demanding Stricter Enforcement
Welfare Association Urging Caution
Safety enforcement inside the complex
Residents Demanding Stricter Enforcement
Residents allege some people drive cars and two-wheelers without valid licences or adequate experience, putting children, senior citizens and pedestrians at risk, and demand stricter speed-limit enforcement, licence checks and stronger monitoring of vehicles.
Welfare Association Urging Caution
The residents' welfare association appealed against speculation and said it would convene a meeting to discuss the issue, while police had not confirmed whether the driver possessed a valid driving licence.
Key facts
- Victim
- Sribas Chandra Ojha, 86
- Location
- Uniworld City residential complex, New Town
- Time of accident
- Around 6.45pm on Tuesday
- Casualties
- One dead; three injured (two hospitalised, one discharged)
- Alleged driver
- Woman who runs a shop at Downtown Mall
- Police action
- Case of causing death by negligent driving registered at Techno City police station
- Hospital
- Died at Apollo Hospital; autopsy at NRS Medical College and Hospital
Quotes
Resident of the complex
A resident witnessing the accident
“"It shot out of the parking area and hit the pedestrians at considerable speed,"”
telegraphindia.com
Nilendu Chakraborty
Additional chief health director of BR Singh Railway Hospital and Ojha’s son‑in‑law
“"The impact threw my father‑in‑law off his feet. Three others were also injured."”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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