In a tragic incident, a 13-year-old boy and his mother were killed while three others injured after a speeding mid size compact SUV, Tata Nexon hit an auto-rickshaw they were travelling in on the Barapullah flyover in southeast Delhi. Police said that they have nabbed the driver of the car, a college student.
According to a senior police official, the auto-rickshaw driver Wakar Alam (25), a resident Malviya Nagar, and the four passengers – Janak Janadhan Bhatt (45), his wife Geeta Bhatt (38) and two sons Kartik (18) and Karan (13) – residents of Vinod Nagar, were injured.
“They were rushed to the AIIMS Trauma Centre. Karan was declared brought dead while Geeta, who was on ventilator support, died during the course of the treatment. Janak has been discharged from the hospital after the treatment. One of his sons and the auto-rickshaw driver are being treated at the hospital,” said the senior police official adding, they were on their way back home after celebrating Holi at Janak’s brother’s house. “After ramming into the auto-rickshaw, the car also hit a taxi. The accused driver soon fled the spot.
The police identified the accused as Mukul Tomar (21), a resident of Noida Sector-78. He was driving rashly from Dwarka here to Noida with his two friends,” said the official.
“A case under Section 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and Section 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code was registered. Later, IPC Section 304A (causing death by negligence) was added,” said police.