Two persons, including a chartered accountant, died in separate road accidents in south Delhi. In one accident, three friends, including the CA Mukul Gambhir, a resident of Karol Bagh, was driving in his car along with his friends Punit and Sahil in Fathehpur Beri area when he lost control over the vehicle which slammed into a tree after hitting a pole on Wednesday, said a senior police officer.
The accident occurred between 3.30 am and 4 am and the cops who reached the spot rushed the trio to hospital where Mukul who was driving the car was declared brought dead. Sahil and Punit are undergoing treatment at separate hospitals, he said. In the other incident, a 48-year-old man, identified as Harish Upreti, died when his bike hit central verge of a road in Mehrauli area on Tuesday night. Police received information about the accident around 11.30 pm on Tuesday. They rushed Upreti to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. The deceased worked as a driver at a farmhouse in the area, police said.