Two persons died and five others were injured, when the Nissan Terrano XUV car the group was travelling in collided with a makeshift rickshaw at Outer Delhi's Baba Haridass Nagar on Saturday night.
The seven men were on their way to Delhi after attending a marriage function in Gurugram.
According to a senior police official, the deceased have been identified as Ajay and Raj, both residents of Jind district, Haryana. Both of them were declared brought dead on arrival and were transferred to Safdarjung hospital. The injured have been shifted to Rao Tula Ram hospital, where they are undergoing treatment, said officials.
Vivekanand, who was driving the makeshift rickshaw near Najafgarh area and who sustained minor injuries, told police that when he was near Jharoda road, the speeding XUV came out of nowhere and rammed into his vehicle.
Police were informed about the accident after which a local team was deputed along with a team from the Delhi
Fire Services (DFS). Police initially faced a lot of difficulty rescuing the trapped passengers, but the fire officials eventually cut open several parts of the car with a gas cutter and rescued one of the passengers.
After which the relatives of the deceased and the injured were informed. Police are now trying to ascertain if the driver of the car was driving under the influence of alcohol.
Police have in the meantime registered a case at Baba Haridass Nagar police station. "An FIR under sections 279, 337 and 304 (A) IPC has been lodged. We will be investigating this case from all angles," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (outer), MN Tiwari.