Two persons were killed while 10 were injured in a car collision that took place on Monday morning in Southwest Delhi’s Kapashera area.
“One of the deceased was identified as 60-year-old Ram Prakash while the identity of the second has not yet been ascertained,” said a senior police officer. Confirming the accident, DCP (Southwest) Surender Kumar said, “The accident took place at around 2 am when the two cars sped towards an intersection at Samalkha in Kapashera.”
A Verna driven by the only occupant collided with a Chevrolet Enjoy packed with 11 members. “The collision was a T-Bone (side) collision and the impact was so high that both the cars overturned by the collision,” said the officer.
Prakash died on way to a hospital, the other man succumbed to his injuries in the hospital, he added. The accident happened at an intersection at Samalkha in Kapashera when driver of a car, the only occupant, was taking a u-turn and hit by another speeding vehicle, which had 11 people who were returning after attending a marriage function. It was a T-bone (side) collision and both the cars overturned leaving all the occupants unconscious and injured. A PCR call was made by one of the occupants of the car and police was informed about the accident.
“All occupants were rushed to a hospital,” officer said, adding that both the deceased were travelling in the speeding vehicle. “A case was registered under appropriate sections of IPC,” the DCP said.