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Viral Bhai Savjibhai Chaudhary was arrested after a speeding Toyota Fortuner struck a family sleeping on a footpath in the Nikol area of Ahmedabad, resulting in the deaths of 30-year-old Poonam Ben Nagwadia and 15-year-old Sagar Nagwadia. As reported on 03 November 2026, the accused tested positive for alcohol and six unopened beer cans were discovered in his vehicle. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Details of victims and accused in Ahmedabad footpath collision identified
View full updatePolice confirmed the identity of the victims as 30-year-old Poonam Ben Nagwadia and her 15-year-old son Sagar Nagwadia, who died at the scene. Two other family members, Kartik Vasoya and Snehal Ben, remain hospitalized, and the 36-year-old accused driver, Viral Bhai Savjibhai Chaudhary, has been formally charged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Police investigating the accident in Nikol discovered six unopened beer cans inside the Toyota Fortuner involved in the incident that killed a mother and her son.
Authorities confirmed that the blood sample of the arrested driver, Viralbhai Chaudhary, tested positive for alcohol following the crash.
The driver abandoned the white SUV and fled but was later caught by police. A beer can was found inside the vehicle. | India News
Speeding Toyota Fortuner hits family sleeping on Nikol footpath in Ahmedabad, killing a woman and injuring two; driver fled, later arrested;...
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