A 30-year-old cab driver was killed allegedly after his scooty hit a divider on Okhla Estate Road in southeast Delhi. The incident occurred on Wednesday late night.
The victim identified as Verma Kumar, a resident of Indra Kalyan Vihar in Okhla, was on his way to attend a party on Wednesday, when he met with an accident.
According to Chinmoy Biswal, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South-East district, on Wednesday around 11.51 pm, a police control room (PCR) call was regarding accident at Okhla Estate road.
"After receiving the call, an Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) was dispatched to the spot but injured was not found at the spot, however, one damaged scooty was found there.
"Later, information was also received from Apollo Hospital regarding Verma kumar who was declared brought dead. He was admitted in hospital by passersby," said the DCP adding that a case under section 279/304A of Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered at Govindpuri police station.
"During initial investigation, Verma's wife told police that he had left home at 4 pm on Wednesday to go at some party. There is no eyewitness of the incident so far. The spot inspection suggests that Verma got head injury when his scooty hit the divider on road. Further investigation is going on," said the DCP.