Caught on camera: Speeding Scorpio collides with bike in Jodhpur, driver flees spot

After the collision, the driver put the Scorpio in reverse and moved back a short distance before speeding away from the scene. The driver did not stop to help the injured students.

In Short

• Speeding Scorpio hits a motorcycle head-on near Fifth Road in Jodhpur
• CCTV captures the driver reversing and fleeing after the crash
• Two students, Rakshit Agrawal and Nishtha Agrawal, sustain injuries

A speeding Scorpio crashed into a motorcycle in Rajasthan's Jodhpur on Thursday night, injuring two students. The accident took place near the city’s Fifth Road area around 9.48 pm when the out-of-control vehicle hit the bike head-on.

CCTV footage from the area captured the collision. The speeding Scorpio rammed head-on into the motorcycle approaching from the opposite direction on F Road before crashing into a parked vehicle from behind. The impact was so severe that both students were thrown into the air before falling to the ground.

After the collision, the driver put the Scorpio in reverse and moved back a short distance before speeding away from the scene. The driver did not stop to help the injured students.

People gathered at the spot and rushed to help the two students, who got trapped between the vehicles following the crash. The injured were identified as Rakshit Agrawal and his classmate Nishtha Agrawal.

They were taken to MDM Hospital for treatment. Their current medical condition has not been confirmed.

Following the accident, police alerted personnel across Jodhpur over wireless and set up barricades to trace the Scorpio and its driver. Police teams were deployed across the city to locate the vehicle.

The driver had not been traced at the time of writing. Police are continuing their search for the Scorpio and the person behind the wheel.

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