- By Aashish Vashistha
- Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:03 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
A tragic road accident in Leicestershire, eastern England, claimed the life of 32-year-old Indian student Chiranjeevi Panguluri. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning when the car he was travelling in veered off the road and fell into a ditch.
According to the Leicestershire Police, the four other people travelling in the car were all taken to hospital. All four people involved in the incident hail from Andhra Pradesh, news agency PTI reported.
“Chiranjeevi Panguluri, 32, was the passenger in a grey Mazda 3 Tamura, which was travelling county bound from Leicester towards Market Harborough, before leaving the road and coming to rest in a ditch,” Leicestershire Police said in a statement.
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“Panguluri, from Leicester, was pronounced dead at the scene. Three other passengers, one woman and two men, in the vehicle and the driver were all taken to hospital. The two male passengers remain in hospital with serious injuries which have been described as not life-threatening,” the police added.
According to news agency PTI, a 27-year-old man who was arrested by the police on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving has since been released.
Following the incident, the police authorities said that they were seeking to interact with anyone who would have been travelling along A6 on Tuesday morning and may have witnessed the collision. They also requested people to check if any of the dash cam captured anything related to the crash.