Vadodara road accident: ‘Black box’ of car driven by law student to be examined for leads on deadly crash; blood sample reports awaited
His co-passenger Praanshu Chauhan is a Vadodara resident and the car belonged to his father
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Police Commissioner Komar said that the police have also collected the blood sample of Chaurasiya’s another friend who he had met at Gadheda market, from where Chauhan and he began their journey (Express Photo)Police will analyse details from the incident data recorder, also known as ‘black box’, of the Volkswagen Virtus car that a law student crashed into several people and two-wheelers, killing a woman and injuring several others in Vadodara’s Karelibaug area on Thursday.
Vadodara Commissioner of Police Narasimha Komar on Saturday said that accused driver Rakshit Chaurasiya, a final-year law student from MS University, is the son of a Vadodara-based sanitary hardware trader from Varanasi.
His co-passenger Praanshu Chauhan is a Vadodara resident and the car belonged to his father.
Addressing mediapersons after getting an two-day remand extension of Chaurasiya, Komar said he has been booked for culpable homicide, and Chauhan is a “suspect” as there is an “impression” that the two were under the influence of some intoxicant.
“Physical examination, a detailed list of things in their possession and the vehicle examination to collect scientific evidence has been conducted… Their blood samples have been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory in Gandhinagar. If the reports come out positive, relevant sections will be invoked accordingly.”
He added that investigation will be done to ascertain Chaurasiya’s activities through the day prior to the accident.
Komar added that the police have also collected the blood sample of Chaurasiya’s another friend who he had met at Gadheda market, from where Chauhan and he began their journey. “Taking into account that the friend could also have a role to play, we have collected his blood sample… Whatever output comes, we will take further action,” Komar said.
He said an investigation into the activities the accused indulged in before the crash as well as his behaviour and utterances after the crash was on. Experts from the Regional Transport Office (RTO) will also join in the investigation to help analyse details of the “incident data recorder” that could provide leads to the reasons for the crash.
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