Speeding car knocks down 10 kids playing on road in Mankhurd

Local Press Co 5-point Snippet

1. 10 children from Sathe Nagar, Mankhurd were knocked down by a speeding car while they were playing on the road on Wednesday afternoon.

2. The incident happened at around 12.30 pm when the accused driver, Prafulla Gharat, lost control of his car and hit the kids while entering the area, ramming the vehicle into a clinic.

3. Out of the 10, five kids were seriously injured and are currently in the intensive care unit of Sion hospital. While the other five were rushed to Shatabdi hospital.

4. 39-year-old Prafulla, who also sustained injuries is undergoing treatment at the Sion hospital.

5. Meanwhile, the Mankhurd police are trying to determine whether the accused was in an inebriated state.