Six labourers, who were sitting on the roadside, were injured after a speeding car hit them in north Delhi’s Narela area. Police said a manhunt has been initiated to nab the driver who fled from the spot after the incident.
The injured have been identified as Narender (43), Sharad (40), Sanjay (35), Sunil (30), Nand Lal (32) and Sukhdin (21).
According to a senior police official, information was received at Narela Industrial Area police station regarding the accident following which Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) was dispatched for the spot.”On spot, police team found that all the injured persons were shifted to MV Hospital. One accidental Baleno car was found at the spot. Enquiry revealed that the car was coming from Narela side and going towards Bawana which got disbalanced due to over speed and the vehicle hit the labourers sitting near roadside green area,” he said. “Medico-legal cases of the victims have been collected and a case under section 279 (rash driving) and 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered,” he said.
“During investigation, one Amit, a resident of Sonipat in Haryana, was found to be the owner of the vehicle. He was accompanied by one Dharmender, a resident of Sonipat, who was driving the vehicle,” police said.
During the search of the car, Dharmender’s mobile phone was found there. Efforts are being made to nab him. Further things will be cleared once Dharmender is arrested, police said.