3-Year-Old Run Over By Maruti Swift Driven By Minor, Escapes Miraculously (Video)
Cases of underage driving causing accidents have recently been increasing in India. The latest incident is from Gujarat’s Ahmedabad. A Maruti Swift, allegedly driven by a minor, ran over a three-year-old in a small neighbourhood. The toddler, however, escaped miraculously. A CCTV from around filmed the unfortunate occurring. This clip was later shared on X (previously Twitter) by Himanshu Parmar.
This accident happened in Ahmedabad's Noble Nagar area. The video opens by showing the 3-year-old girl playing in the neighbourhood’s common road area. Since it is a private road, several cars are seen parked along. In the 1-minute clip, the only vehicle that we see travelling on this road is a scooter. This clearly shows that the road here isn’t public and is thus relatively safe for kids to be on, without parental supervision.
As the video progresses, we see her approaching the T-junction. This seems to be the place where this private patch meets the more-populated road that runs out of the neighborhood. She, however, knows that the ‘main road’ is dangerous and that she isn’t allowed to go there. We can see her hesitate as she gets closer to it.
The child is near the intersection when a Maruti Swift suddenly appears on video. It turns and enters the private patch from the main street. It is clear from the video that the driver of this car fails to notice the child. It runs her over!
The kid tries to run to avoid being hit by the vehicle, but fails. We can hear her screaming loudly as she tries to escape. The kid is soon knocked down, and the car moves further ahead before coming to a complete stop. The driver here, evidently took time in comprehending what was going on.
The kid continues to scream, and soon we see her crawling out from under the car, visibly unhurt. This was such a miraculous save that we first thought this to be an AI-generated video! The child seems to be traumatized by the incident. At around the same time, we see the car driver get out to check on the kid. He is a teenager, likely 16 or so- below the legal age to have a valid driver's license! He goes to the child and tries to console her.
By now, people from nearby homes rush to the scene to check what happened and offer help if needed. We can see them blame the boy for his deeds. We soon see a couple rushing to the scene, panicked. Enraged, the woman, likely the child’s mother, slaps the boy. Clearly, everyone who had gathered there, blamed him for his act.
Another interesting detail here is that the Swift had no number plates, which itself is a clear violation. A minor driving a car with no number plates, and running someone over with it- that’s a serious crime indeed!
We lack clarity on why (or how) the boy was allowed to drive the car in this case. Maybe it was newly bought, and the boy sneaked it out. Or maybe he was allowed to move it through the private road, as it would have no traffic. Whatever the case, this is still a serious offence!
From what’s shown in the video, the boy here may face serious legal action. He can be charged for Rash and negligent driving, causing hurt by endangering life under Sections and for driving a vehicle without number plates. The vehicle owner would also face serious legal action.
This is indeed a ‘deeply disturbing video’, and has triggered outrage on social media. Netizens demanded strict action from the authorities. Responding to the clip and the outrage, the Ahmedabad Police said that they have registered a case against the driver and that the investigation is already underway.
"In this case, Crime Register No. 366/2025 has been registered at "G" Division Traffic Police Station under BNS Sections 281, 125(A), and Motor Vehicles Act Sections 177, 184, 181. Legal action has been taken against the juvenile who came into conflict with the law," they said.