In a tragic incident, two teenaged boys aged 17 and 15 were run over and killed by a tempo while their 17-year-old friend sustained critical injuries in Southwest Delhi’s Sagarpur area on Thursday afternoon. Police said that the the trio, who were riding a scooty, lost balance after they hit a speed-breaker. They fell off the two-wheeler and injured when the tempo coming from the opposite direction, ran over two, killing them on the spot.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Milind Dumbere said the victims, Firoz (17) and Monu (15) were riding the scooty along Rohit (17) on the Nasirpur road. The trio were riding without a helmet.
A passerby made a call to police. The accident occured near Pink Apartment in Nasirpur. The three boys were taken to hospital. Firoz and Monu were declared brought dead. Rohit is undergoing treatment, police said.
The DCP said, “The tempo driver, Ayodhaya, has been apprehended. A case of rash driving and causing death by negligence has been registered at Sagarpur police station.” The parents of victims work as labours, the DCP added.
Firoz and Monu were studying in Class XI and IX. They, along with Rohit, lived in the same neighbourhood.
The three boys had gone to play at a playground near Durga Park around noon. The accident took place on their return journey from the playground around 1pm. Monu was driving the bike, while the remaining two boys were riding pillion, police said.
“Monu’s head got crushed under the tempo. He and his friends were bleeding from head and legs. The tempo driver got out of the tempo and began running away. But the crowd stopped him,” said Sandeep Kumar, an acquaintance of victim Monu.
Subhash, Monu’s father, said that he was at work when the accident took place. A neighbour came to him and informed that his son has been taken to a hospital.
“I do not know where he was going on the bike. I had left for work in the morning as usual. A neighbour’s son informed me in the afternoon that my son has met with an accident. I did not know how serious it was until I went to the hospital and saw that he is dead,” said Subhash.