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Groom's SUV mows down 25 baraatis in Chhattisgarh

| Wednesday | 14th February, 2018

RAIPUR: A wedding dance turned into terror when the groom's car mowed down 25 baraatis in Dabhra region of Janjgir-Champa district on Monday. Then, the driver reversed, running over people who were under it a second time and hitting those who were hurrying to rescue the victims.The driver was drunk and got away in the chaos, said police. Nine of them are critical.Police suspect the SUV's driver, a friend of the groom, was drunk. "He injured more people when he reversed, which seems to have been an attempt to escape. Witnesses say the driver caused more injuries when he reversed sharply after first accelerating into the revelers.According to police, the SUV was going slowly, following the baraatis as they danced to a DJ.

RAIPUR: A wedding dance turned into terror when the groom's car mowed down 25 baraatis in Dabhra region of Janjgir-Champa district on Monday. Nine of them are critical.Police suspect the SUV's driver, a friend of the groom, was drunk. Witnesses say the driver caused more injuries when he reversed sharply after first accelerating into the revelers.According to police, the SUV was going slowly, following the baraatis as they danced to a DJ. A chilling video of the incident, which has gone viral, shows that the car shot forward all of a sudden, knocking down and running people over even as they tried to escape. Then, the driver reversed, running over people who were under it a second time and hitting those who were hurrying to rescue the victims.The driver was drunk and got away in the chaos, said police. All the injured are admitted to a hospital in Raigarh.Police said the man may have accelerated in excitement due to the music and dance , and because he was drunk. "He injured more people when he reversed, which seems to have been an attempt to escape. He ran away when people were busy helping the injured from under the wheels. There were women and kids who sustained injuries," said an officer.

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