Melbourne, December 29: Kuljeet Kang, an Indian taxi driver has been charged with two counts of dangerous driving after he slammed his taxi into a tree which killed two passengers he was carrying on the Christmas Day.
Twenty-five-year-old Kuljeet Kang of Spotswood in Melbourne’s inner west, was charged in an out-of-sessions court in Geelong and has been remanded to appear in Local Magistrates Court yesterday, according to media reports here. The double fatality occurred on Sunday afternoon when the car left the road and hit a tree at Princetown. Police alleged that Kang was over the legal blood-alcohol limit and lost control of his taxi before slamming into a tree. The accident killed both of his passengers. Police opposed bail, citing previous cases where Indian nationals have fled from Australia while facing driving charges. The magistrate released Kang after he agreed to surrender his passport and report to police three times a week. He will reappear in court next year.
Twenty-five-year-old Kuljeet Kang of Spotswood in Melbourne’s inner west, was charged in an out-of-sessions court in Geelong and has been remanded to appear in Local Magistrates Court yesterday, according to media reports here. The double fatality occurred on Sunday afternoon when the car left the road and hit a tree at Princetown. Police alleged that Kang was over the legal blood-alcohol limit and lost control of his taxi before slamming into a tree. The accident killed both of his passengers. Police opposed bail, citing previous cases where Indian nationals have fled from Australia while facing driving charges. The magistrate released Kang after he agreed to surrender his passport and report to police three times a week. He will reappear in court next year.