UK provide driver dies after being dragged for 800 yards beneath his private van as he fought off thief

By India Today World Desk: A provide driver died after being dragged for 800 yards beneath his private van when he tried to stop it from being stolen by a thief. Mark Lang, 54, spent better than two weeks critically sick in hospital with quite a few accidents following the incident on Laytonia Avenue, Cardiff on March 28.

Christopher Elgifari, 31, has already appeared in court docket docket accused of his tried murder on a busy freeway in Cardiff.

Lang had been delivering parcels sooner than the incident on March 28. His affiliate paid tribute and referred to as him ‘an outstanding man, with numerous like to current’ after he died on the University Hospital of Wales in Heath, Cardiff.

“The 54-year-old man who was injured following an incident on North Road, Cardiff on Tuesday, March 28 has died at the University Hospital of Wales. He has been named as Mark Lang from the Cyncoed area of the city,” a spokesperson from South Wales Police was quoted by Mirror as saying.

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Prosecutor Nicholas Evans suggested magistrates that police had been referred to as on the spot throughout the Cathays area at about 12.50 pm.

He talked about Mark had obtained out of a white Renault van to make a provide nonetheless observed it being stolen. When Mark tried to stop the van, he was hit at tempo. He was trapped beneath the auto and dragged spherical 800 yards sooner than it acquired right here to a stop.

Mark was rushed to hospital the place he was dealt with for a thoughts harm and “multiple lacerations across the body.” He was in a vital scenario for two weeks after, nonetheless sadly did not get properly, reported info portal The Sun.

Elgifari appeared in Newport magistrates price with tried murder. However, after the demise of Mark, a analysis on the price shall be made by the Crown Prosecution Service.

Elgifari was remanded in custody and may appear in Cardiff Crown Court at a later date.

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