A 35-year-old-man was killed and five people, including two children, were injured after a speeding SUV first ran over a pedestrian, then hit a motorbike from the behind and later rammed into a stationary truck in South Delhi’s Mehrauli area. The incident occurred on Sunday night around 10:30 pm when the Scorpio car which was going towards Ghitorni village, first hit Sanjeev, who was crossing the road and then hit a parked motorcycle on which two children, aged 8 and 10 years, were sitting and then it rammed into a truck parked at the roadside. The errant driver was arrested.
Police said that the Scorpio car was driven by Raj Kumar (25) while Mahesh was seated beside him and Sominder were on the back seat. “The errant driver was driving the car rashly and the speed of the car was over 130 k/h. They had gone to exclusive club for swimming and they were heading towards Ghitorni village when the incident occurred. Raj Kumar was driving rashly and he lost control over the vehicle and ran over a pedestrian, Sanjeev, who was crossing the road,” a senior police officer said.
After running over the pedestrian Sanjeev, the car then hit a motorcycle from the behind and then rammed into truck injuring five persons. “There were two children, aged 8 and 10 years, were sitting in a parked motorcycle who got hurt in the accident. He later rammed into a container truck on the road,” the officer added.
Raj Kumar, his two friends also got injured in the incident. After the incident, Raj Kumar managed to escape from the spot. Some passerby made a call to the Police Control Room and the victims were taken to AIIMS Trauma Centre where Sanjeev was declared brought dead, while others are recuperating.
“Deceased body has been sent for post-mortem and the family was informed about the incident. A case of rash and negligent driving was registered against the errant driver Raj Kumar and he was arrested,” the officer added.