Kolkata: In an unfortunate incident in Kolkata, an Air Force drill instructor died after being hit by a speeding car during the Republic Day rehearsal.
The incident took place at about 6.30 AM at Red Road on Wednesday. The probe reveals that the Audi car driver took a wrong turn and hit Corporal Abhimanyu Gaud, the Air Force drill instructor supervising the parade, while trying to exit.
The road is normally closed for civilian traffic during the rehearsal but the car raced towards the Air Force officer knocked him off his feet and continued to move at high speed till it hit a barricade and came to a halt.
The Air Force personnel sustained injuries and was rushed to a military hospital where the doctors declared him dead. The official said that the driver left the car and ran away.
The car has been seized by the police which is investigating the case.
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