A 40-year-old rickshaw puller was killed when a PCR van collided with his rickshaw in North Delhi’s Burari area on Friday night.
According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Shiva. The accident took place around 8:30 pm when a rickshaw suddenly came in front of the PCR van, that was on patrolling duty near Hanuman Mandir in Hardev Nagar, Burari. “The impact of the collision was such that the PCR van hit a divider and it overturned in which one Assistant Sub-Inspector Kashi Ram sustained a fracture while the rickshaw puller, Shiva died,” said a senior police officer. Police said that the rickshaw puller was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared as dead. Jatin Narwal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) said, “We have requested for a team from Forensic Science laboratory (FSl) to recreate the crime scene. Action as per evidence is being taken.” Police said that they have registered a case under Sections 279, 337 and 304 A of the Indian Penal Code at the Burari Police station. Further investigation is underway.