Helper dies as mini-trucks collide head-on in South Delhi

In a head-on collision of two mini-trucks in South Delhi’s Defence Colony area, a 40-year-old helper of a truck died while the driver was critically injured. A case has been registered of rash driving causing death against the driver of another truck which came on the wrong lane, after breaking the divider of the road. 

According to police sources, the collision was so fierce that the helper of the truck died on the spot while drivers of both the vehicles were critically injured. The accident took place around 4 am when an Eicher mini-truck going towards Dhaula Kuan was hit by another mini-truck coming from the opposite side, near South Extension at Ring Road.

“The driver lost control of his vehicle running at a high speed and rammed into another truck on opposite lane after breaking the divider,” said a police officer, adding that a passerby informed the police. All the three occupants in both the vehicles were taken to hospital were doctors declared the helper of the Eicher mini-truck dead while the drivers were recuperating. The deceased has been identified as Sajan Kumar Mishra, while the injured have been identified as Chandan (35) and Shailendra Pandey (33). Police said Shailendra, who was driving the mini-truck, will be arrested after being discharged from the hospital. 

A case under Section 279 and 304A has been registered against Shailendra at Defence Colony Police Station.