SUV Goes Out of Control in Coimbatore’s Saibaba Colony, Five Injured in Multi-Vehicle Crash

Coimbatore: Five people were injured, one of them critically, after a speeding Toyota Fortuner rammed into a pedestrian and three two-wheelers in Saibaba Colony on Sunday night.

According to preliminary information, K.C. Antony was behind the wheel of the SUV when it first rammed into a pedestrian standing on the roadside. Following the initial collision, the vehicle allegedly surged forward at high speed and subsequently rammed into three two-wheelers approaching from the opposite direction, leaving several people injured.

Police reports say that the driver panicked following the first impact and allegedly pressed the accelerator instead of the brake, causing the vehicle to speed forward.

The Saibaba Colony police initially conducted an inquiry into the accident before handing over the case to the West Traffic Investigation Police. The West Traffic Wing has taken up the investigation and is examining the circumstances surrounding the accident.