A 20-year-old Delhi University student, hailing from Assam, died as his motorbike crashed on the pavement in northwest Delhi’s Vijay Nagar area on Wednesday night.
“The youth was identified as Prinayan Baruah, who was a BA second-year student in Ramjas College, located in north campus of Delhi University,” said a senior police official. The incident took place when Baruah was heading towards a friend’s home. Apparently, he lost control of his motorbike near Vijay Nagar and hit the pavement. A passerby who witnessed the accident made a PCR call and informed police. A team of police officials rushed to the spot and Baruah was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
According to police officials, prima facie it seems to be a case of negligent riding as no the deceased is believed to be riding in high speed and without helmet. “No helmet was recovered from the spot and police have registered a case of rash driving and negligence causing death in connection with the incident at Mukherjee Nagar police station,” added the police official.
Baruah lived at a rented room in Old Gupta Colony area.