Delhi

Man rams his BMW into Uber cab, auto, hurts four

Staff Reporter

A 28-year-old man rammed his BMW into an Uber cab and a TSR auto, leaving four persons injured at the Major Somnath Sharma Marg in South Delhi’s RK Puram area on Sunday morning.

According to Chinmoy Biswal, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (South), 28-year-old driver of the BMW car, Rajat Prabhaker has been apprehended.

“He was drunk at the time of the accident. Rajat said that he was returning from a party after dropping his female friend,” said Biswal.

Police said that the high end luxury car is registered in the name of Daily Food India, Koundli in Haryana.

Police said that they received a PCR call at around 8 am about an accident involving a BMW car, an Uber Cab- Swift Dzire and a TSR auto.

As per the statement, the Uber Driver, Pardeep said: “I was going to the Airport from Noida and was about to take a right turn on the Babu Genu Marg when the over-speeding BMW hit his vehicle.” At the time of the accident, Bitto Pal (32) and his 28-year-old wife Munni Data were travelling in the Uber cab. In the collision, 60-year-old TSR driver, Ram Chander too sustained injuries.

Police said that all the injured were rushed by the local police to the AIIMS trauma centre where they are undergoing treatment.

Police further added that they have registered a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code at the RK Ashram police station. “Further investigation is underway.”