Two young boys died after the motorbike they were riding on was hit by a speeding car at the intersection of Sector 57 in the late hours of Monday night. According to police, one of the motorists died on the spot while another died at the hospital during treatment.
A police official said the victims were residents of Sector 22 and were coming from Bishanpura area. The dead have been identified as Nitin Sharma (20) and Prakash Tiwari (20). Both were on a Pulsar motorbike and were taking a right turn at Sector 57 intersection when a Chevrolet Aveo car coming straight had a head-on collusion with the motorbike.
Police later seized the Chevrolet Aveo car from the spot and investigation has been launched. “During the investigation, we found a mobile phone inside the car. We called the number. The call was answered by a lokesh Khatri, resident of Sector 61, who told us that the car was owned by his son Ishan Khatri working with a private company in Gurgaon. We are yet to ascertain, who was driving the car,” said a senior police officer.
Meanwhile, relatives of the victims blocked traffic near ESI Hospital and demanded the immediate arrest of the driver. Traffic on this route remained affected for half-an-hour. Senior police officers pacified the mob and assured arrest.