A 25-year-old man died when his Mercedes toppled after it rammed into a divider in East Delhi’s Vikas Marg on Thursday, according to police.
The deceased, identified as Deepak Garg, was the son of BJP’s Anand Vihar vice-president Ramesh Garg. Their family owns a restaurant in Preet Vihar’s V3S mall. Initial investigations suggest that Deepak may be driving under the influence.
Eyewitnesses informed the PCR and his family about the incident. He was immediately rushed to Max Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, police said. Deepak was third year student of Chartered Accountancy. According to police, Deepak was returning home from a party when suddenly he lost control of wheels and rammed the car into the divider at Vikas Marg near metro pillar number 48.
The air bags of the car did not open despite such an impact, police claimed. A case under relevant Sections has been registered at the Shakarpur police station.