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Mumbai, Sep 30: Driver of a BMW luxury sedan hit pedestrians in on Reay Road in south Mumbai on Saturday night and sped away. Following the hit-and-run incident, the Mumbai Police chased the BMW sedan for four kilometres to catch the driver. The accused was beaten up by locals before he was taken away by the police. Two of several people hit by the vehicle were admitted to hospital.
Around 12:30 am, the Mumbai Police received information about the incident. Officials sent an interceptor vehicle that soon managed to tail the BMW sedan. However, the interceptor vehicle couldn't corner the powerful car that was speeding. Some motorists who had seen the car hit the pedestrians joined the police in the chase, reported NDTV.
After a 4-kilometre chase, the police managed to corner the BMW sedan that was sprinting at a very high speed. The motorists pulled out the driver, who was beaten up by locals. He was then handed over to the police. The driver, Mehmood Alam, was drunk when he was held for rash driving. The owner of the BMW car had left for Dubai a day ago and handed the car key to Alam.
According to news agency ANI, the police said they are taking statements of eyewitnesses, and a complaint will be filed.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Sep 30, 2018 03:57 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
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