One Killed, 3 Injured As Innova Driver Opens Door At 100 KMPH To Spit Tobacco In Chhattisgarh

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The horrific crash was captured on CCTV, showing the vehicle flipping down the road and a passenger being thrown out and violently hitting a pole.
A reckless Innova driver sped at over 100 kmph and opened the door to spit tobacco, causing the vehicle to flip and crash, resulting in one businessman's death and critically injuring two others in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, on Monday.
The Innova went somersaulting down the road, hitting two vehicles and injuring one of their drivers.
According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Jackie Gehi, 31, a cloth merchant from Chakarbhatha on the outskirts of Bilaspur, 100km from Raipur. He had gone to a late-night party on Sunday and called a friend, Akash Chandani, around 1.30 am to pick him up. Akash arrived with another friend, Pankaj Chhabra, in an Innova.
Akash was driving, Pankaj sat in the front passenger seat, and Jackie was in the back. Akash suddenly opened the door while driving to spit tobacco (gutkha) on the Bilaspur-Raipur highway. He instantly lost control of the vehicle, which swerved into the divider and overturned multiple times.
The impact ejected all three occupants from the vehicle, which continued down the highway. Jackie was violently thrown and collided with a metal structure near the divider, suffering fatal chest, head, and shoulder injuries.
He died on the spot. Akash and Pankaj were also ejected and slammed into the ground, suffering grievous injuries.
The out-of-control Innova crashed into a parked commercial vehicle, flipped four to five times, and then slammed into a parked Ertiga, injuring its driver, who hadn't even started the engine or had time to react.
Emergency responders quickly arrived at the scene after passersby alerted authorities. Police cordoned off the area, rushed the injured to the hospital, and later cleared the wreckage from the road.
First Published:
June 05, 2025, 07:52 IST