2 Dead After Man Runs Over 6 Neighbors Who Complained About His Rash Driving

A man in India allegedly ran over six of his neighbors with his car, killing two of them, after they asked him to drive slowly.

The incident took place in the northern state of Haryana on Sunday. The accused was asked to drive slowly as there was a wedding in the neighborhood, local daily The Times of India reported.

Angered by this, the man ran over his six neighbors. While a woman died on the spot, another man succumbed to injuries at the hospital. The condition of the other four victims was not known.

The neighbors told local media the accused used to drive very fast in the neighborhood, due to which they had asked him to drive responsibly as several guests, including children, were attending the wedding. The accused got into an argument with them and ran over the victims while they were standing outside their home.

"We asked him to drive carefully, but his father who was present there said he will drive as he wants. So he drove his car in reverse and ran over the victims," Vijay Kumar, nephew of the victim woman, told NDTV.

Another neighbor told local outlet Hindustan Times the accused "was angry after we asked him to drive responsibly as he used to drive very fast in the neighborhood. We had earlier raised the issue of rash driving with his father but he did not take it seriously."

A case of murder has been registered against the accused and his father.

"Two people died in the incident. The Superintendent of Police has formed five teams to apprehend the accused," a police official said.

It wasn’t known if the accused or his father had been taken into custody.

Last month, a man in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh killed his lover by running a truck over her after she forced him to marry her. The police initially believed the woman was run over by a large vehicle in a road accident after her body and head were found crushed. A detailed investigation, however, revealed the "accident" was staged by the victim’s lover.