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The Poke-fever is gripping the Maximum City
Updated : Jul 27, 2016, 01:20 PM IST
India registered its first road accident because of Pokemon Go.
Mumbai resident Jabbir Ali, sat in his car, was playing the Nintendo game on his mobile phone for the first time when an autorickshaw bumped into his Mercedes E240, reports Mid-Day.
Mumbai police are already running a campaign to spread the awareness about the hazards of playing the AR Game without paying attention to the surroundings.
Life is not a game. Especially not one to be played on the roads! #RoadSafety pic.twitter.com/qQghrHDNWr
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) July 24, 2016
"What we don't know is usually what gets us killed!" Roads have never been the best place to play games! #RoadSafety pic.twitter.com/k5xanoifIA
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) July 23, 2016
Yet, the 26-year-old Bandra-based car dealer became the first victim of Pokemon Go travesty. According to the daily, Ali now wants to create awareness about the game and warn the players busy catching them all on the bustling streets of Mumbai