Two men were killed after their truck carrying iron rods allegedly rammed into a furniture factory on Mehraullu-Badarpur road in southeast Delhi's Pul Prahladpur area on early hours of Friday.
Police said Arif Ali who was driving the vehicle and his helper Mumtaz Ali Badre died in the accident. Police said that they both hailed from Wajihada village in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh.
According to R P Meena, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Southeast district, the trolla truck carrying iron rods was coming from Anand Mayi marg and rammed into a furniture factory on MB road.
“The vehicle had departed from Okhla Industrial Area at around 4 am and was going to a godown in Palwal, Haryana. During the accident, both the driver and his helper died but no one else was reported injured, said the DCP.
“However, during the incident, a mini truck known as chota haathi was also damaged,” he said.