Five people died in two separate road accidents that took place in Southwest Delhi Cantonment area and outer Delhi’s Alipur area respectively, said police.
According to police, three persons died after their speeding bike allegedly hit divider on the stretch between Delhi Cantt and Karol Bagh on Friday while two persons were declared dead in a road accident in Alipur.
“Three persons, identified as Vellai Swami (36), M Senthil (26) and Suresh (27) were killed on Friday morning when their vehicles collided with a road divider,” said a police officer. According to police officials, the incident occurred at Dhaula Kuan area around 3 am, when the three friends were returning home on their motorcycle after watching a Tamil movie in Naraina area.
“Their motorcycle collided with the divider of the road while taking a sharp turn,” police officer said.
Police was informed about the accident around 3:10 am. A patrolling van rushed the trio to the AIIMS trauma centre where they were declared brought dead. The bodies have been sent for post mortem examination, said the police officer.
Meanwhile, in another accident, a truck hit a scooty carrying three persons. While two of them died, the third is in critical condition and admitted to Raja Harishchandra hospital.