Police car kills 71-year-old in hit-and-run case in Ahmedabad

A 71-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run case in the Naroda area of Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Natwarlal Prajapati was waiting for a bus when he was struck by a car driving on the wrong side of the road. CCTV footage from the location revealed that the car belonged to the police. 

Reports indicate that the elderly man was hit by the police car while heading to work. The impact of the vehicle was so forceful that Prajapati  was thrown approximately 10 feet away and hit a nearby rickshaw. Prajapati suffered severe head injuries and succumbed to his injuries.

In CCTV footage shows that the police car that hit Prajapati was chasing a car filled with booze.

Traffic DCP Safin Hasan stated that efforts are being made to identify the driver of the car involved in the accident through the CCTV footage. Any individual found responsible for the incident will face strict action, Hasan added.

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