The report also quoted a senior police official who said that the hospital is yet to determine if he was driving under influence, but a strong stench of liquor was coming off from him. Even though the MIDC Police lodged a case against him, Shah died in the morning today due to his injuries
The Mumbai Police has also tweeted about the incident. They have also highlighted that ‘driving out unnecessarily during lockdown is not allowed and driving drunk is definitely never allowed.’
India is currently in its third phase of a lockdown or Lockdown 3.0 while some relaxations have been provided by the government, being outdoors without any purpose is still forbidden. In Maharashtra were the cases of coronavirus have reached 24,427 stringent measures are being taken to control the spread of the virus. Despite the imminent threat of the virus, it seems those who have the means can take advantage of the empty roads although this is proving to be costly for their life.
According to reports, another car crash was reported yesterday in Mumbai when a 19-year-old crashed his car onto a stationary bus in the evening. While his co-passenger was declared dead, the teenager driving the car is admitted to the hospital.