Overview
- A Tata Tiago EV hit a bicycle, a motorcycle, an Activa scooter and two e-rickshaws on Bahadurke Road, throwing a motorcyclist roughly 30 feet and overturning one e-rickshaw in the crash on Thursday, September 24.
- Five people were taken to hospital with injuries that included head wounds and a fractured leg while some others received first aid and were discharged.
- Dramatic CCTV footage of the sequence has been widely shared and is central to how police are reconstructing the collisions.
- Salem Tabri police say they have collected statements and are examining the footage as forensic checks on vehicle speed and possible intoxication are carried out, and media reports differ on whether the driver has been formally arrested or only detained.
- The case has renewed local road‑safety concerns and the next developments to watch are the forensic results and the FIR that police plan to register, which will clarify causes and any charges.