A Delhi-based man was killed while two others were injured in an accident on Gurugram-Faridabad road on Sunday morning. According to police, the victims were standing on the roadside when a car came and hit them.
The victims were part of a Delhi-based bikers group. The group used to take part in a rally named 'Rides against Molestation' every Sunday. The district police has arrested the accused driver of the car. Further probe into the matter is underway.
The deceased, Deepak Pundhir (28), was on his bike while Akash and Dharmendra were on a separate bike. They started their rally from South Delhi to Gurugram via Faridabad. The group was standing on the roadside near Gwal Pahari Chowk.
At that moment a Ford Figo car coming from the direction of Faridabad which overtook another vehicle coming from the wrong side. The driver of the car identified as Praveen Singh a resident of Faridabad lost control of his car and rammed into their bikes which killed Deepak on the spot while his two friends were critically injured.
Soon after, a team from DlF-I police station reached the spot and took the injured to a private hospital from where they were shifted to AIIMS in Delhi in critical condition.
"The accused was a civil engineer and was in hurry to reach his office this led to the drastic road accident. The injured were shifted to Delhi's hospital while the body of the deceased has been put into the mortuary for the postmortem examination," said Sub-Inspector Vinay the investigation officer of the case.
"An FIR was registered under sections 270 (rash driving), 304A (death due to negligence) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at DlF Phase-I police station. The probe into the matter is on," he said.