Noida: Speeding SUV hits 3 cars, mows down pedestrian

Noida, July 27 (IANS) A speeding SUV driven by a law student crashed into three cars and then mowed down a pedestrian here in the Gautam Budh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Sahil Sharma, who is a law student at Amity University, was arrested.According to police, the incident took place around 8.00 p.m. on Tuesday when Sharma was driving his black coloured SUV car at a very high speed. When he reached a T-point in sector 126, Noida, he lost control over the vehicle and first hit three cars and then skidded off to trample down a pedestrian.The injured pedestrian, identified as Lalji Chauhan, who worked as a carpenter, was rushed to Jaypee Hospital where doctors declared him "brought dead".Police have seized the offending vehicle and sent the body for post-mortem. "Further probe is on," the official added.
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