A 32-year-old Indian student, Chiranjeevi Panguluri, died on the spot in a road accident in eastern England’s Leicestershire after the car he was travelling in ended up in a ditch.
Four other people in the car, one woman and two men, and the driver were all taken to hospital, the Leicestershire Police said.
“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.
A man aged 27, who was held by the police on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, has since been released, reported PTI.
The police in its statement further added, “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.”
According to a PTI report, all the four people involved in the incident hail from Andhra Pradesh.
The police said that they are seeking to interact with anyone who would have been travelling along A6 on Tuesday morning and may have witnessed the collision. Police also urged people to check if any of the dash cam captured any footage related to the collision.
(with inputs from PTI)
