Model’s death: Car examined again

Kolkata: A special team from the Toyota office in Chennai on Thursday reportedly examined the Corolla Altis car, which had met with an accident in the early hours of April 29, leading to the death of model Sonika Singh Chauhan. A forensic team also examined the vehicle. This is reportedly the third time that forensic experts have examined the car.

The car, which was being driven by actor Vikram Chatterjee, had reportedly rammed into a pavement in Kolkata. While Chatterjee was injured, Chauhan died in hospital.

"It has been found that Vikram was driving at a much higher speed than what he had claimed... The event data recorder of the vehicle has revealed that the car was being driven at a speed of 105 km/hr about six seconds before it rammed into the pavement... The forensic team took photographs and collected parts of the vehicle...," said a police officer. ENS