Monster cars go berserk in city

One car hits mother-son duo near Gota, leaves 12-year-old son critical; another strikes moving scooter, seriously injuring woman riding pillion

An evening walk has become the worst nightmare for a family of three. Reckless driving by an SUV driver near Gota area on Sunday left the mother and son severely injured, to the extent that the son is currently in a critical condition.

In another accident, a woman suffered haemorrhage after the scooter on which she was riding pillion was hit by a car on Dharnidhar overbridge. Despite the city police's claims of enforcing traffic norms, major road accidents have occurred in the city over the weekend.

Unsafe for pedestrians

In the first case, according to police sources, Ranjitsinh Bhalgariya, his wife Jeevu (35) and their son Pratirajsinh (12) were out on an evening walk on the New Science City Road on Sunday.