A pillion rider was crushed to death and three others, including two pedestrians, injured early on Friday in a hit-and-run incident here, police said.
It was yet another case of negligent driving when a scorpio SUV car hit two pedestrians before ramming into two bike-borne men in south Delhi's Saket area.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, south district, Chinmoy Biswal, said that a case has been registered and efforts are being made to trace the errant driver.
“ Three PCR calls regarding accident were received at Saket Police Station in which an offending Scorpio vehicle first hit two pedestrians identified as Dinesh and Ganesh, both residents of Khanpur village, near Asian Market and then fled towards sector 1 of Pushp Vihar and then rashly drove towards Khoka market and in the way hit a motorcycle,” said the Additonal DCP.
The motorcycle was being driven by a Suresh and his brother Narender was sitting pillion on the bike.
“ Both of them fell on the road and were unconscious. Passersby came to the help of the victims while the Scorpio car fled from the spot,” said the police officer.
PCR calls were made and police along with ambulance reached the spot and took all the injured to AIIMS Trauma Centre where victim Narender was declared brought dead by the doctors.
“ All the others are undergoing treatment at AIIMS Trauma Centre. The number of the offending white colour Scorpio car was not recorded. A case under section 279, 337 and 304A was registered and investigation in the matter was started” said ADCP Biswal.