The mother of Shaurya Goyal – the 19-year-old accused of driving the rented Mahindra Thar that rammed a Hyundai i20 in Goa – has claimed the man who died did so because of a heart attack. Shilpi Goyal also claimed the ambulance being delayed by 45 minutes contributed to the death. She also argued Shaurya – who lives in Delhi’s Hauz Khas neighbourhood, sources close to the investigation told NDTV – deserved credit for not trying to escape responsibility. “My son went to Goa with his school friends and I was fully aware of it (i.e., his trip). (After the accident) he cooperated with the police investigation and is out on bail,” Goyal told NDTV. “My son was not drunk. A breathalyser test was done and my son was found negative,” she also said, arguing the boy had been “deeply traumatised” by the “very unfortunate” incident. “We have sent him to the counsellor,” she said. The tragic incident took place Monday, police have said.
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