Mumbai News: A video has gone viral on social media capturing a man’s desperate attempt to hold on to the roof of a speeding taxi, the incident took place on Mumbai’s Santacruz Flyover, as per reports. The incident allegedly occurred shortly after a hit-and-run accident. The video showed the man clinging to the vehicle’s roof, desperately trying to prevent the driver from fleeing. He can be heard shouting at the driver to stop the car and pull over.
The taxi’s registration number is visible in the purported video. The man on the roof alerted a passerby, claiming the driver was responsible for the hit-and-run.
The man shouted, “The taxi driver hit a vehicle and was trying to run away.” The video also showed the taxi’s front windshield shattered into several pieces.
ABP could not independently check the veracity of the video.
The passerby asked the taxi driver to pull over, but he ignored their pleas and continued driving.
This incident bears a resemblance to a previous case from 2023 in Navi Mumbai, where a man attempted to flee the scene after a traffic violation.
In April 2023, traffic policeman Siddeshwar Mali and another officer attempted to stop a car driven by Aditya Bembde, who was allegedly under the influence of drugs. As they tried to check the car, Bembde allegedly tried to run over Mali.
Mali was knocked and landed on the bonnet of the car. Bembde then drove over 20 kilometers with the traffic cop clinging to the car bonnet.
Meanwhile, more details about the recent incident are awaited.
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