Scooty driver crushed to death due to car driver's recklessness in Uttar Pradesh

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Prayagraj: In a horrifying incident captured on CCTV camera, a 16-year-old youth died due to a car driver's carelessness in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on July 22.

In the video which went viral on social media, it can be be seen that a driver in a white-coloured car halted his car illegally behind another parked car on the side of a road near the three-point intersection in Naini Thana Area. The driver then suddenly opened the right side door of his car, which collided into the victim, Rahul, who was returning home from a nearby cotton mill.

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A 16- year old youth, Rahul died in a road accident in Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh on July 22, of whose live footage was captured on CCTV cameras. The 16-year-old youth was returning home from the nearby Cotton Mill three-point intersection in Naini Thana Area when a white car halted suddenly and opened the right side door, to which Rahul collided and plummeted on the floor. At that very same moment a private bus passing by squidged Rahul who died on spot. The whole incident captured in CCTV is now getting viral on social media. #RoadAccident #Accident

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On colliding with the car door, Rahul lost the balance of his scooty and fell on the road. At the same moment, a passing private bus ran over Rahul, crushing him to death on the spot.

After that, Rahul's body was surrounded by passersby. However, the driver of the car fled the spot of the accident. The entire incident was captured in a live CCTV camera installed of the road.

On Wednesday, an Army man, riding his bike, died after being hit from behind by a four-wheeler in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur.