Three members of businessman’s family were crushed to death after a rashly driven dumper loaded with sand fell over their Audi car while taking a U-turn in Rohini near ESI Hospital on KN Katju Marg on Wednesday at 1 am, police said, adding that a three-year-old child was injured.
Sumit (29), his wife (27), his mother (65), and his toddler son were on their way back from an engagement ceremony when the accident took place, said police. Sumit was driving the car.
After reaching the spot, the police team rushed all the four injured members of the family to a nearby hospital.
However, Sumit, his mother, and his wife were declared brought dead by doctors, said SD Mishra, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini), adding that
Sumit’s three-year old son is undergoing treatment and is out of danger. The driver of the dumper managed to run away from the spot but was later arrested from his village.
“We are investigating whether the dumper overturned while making a U-turn at high speed,” police said. CCTV footage was scanned to ascertain the sequence of events and to identify the alleged driver, police said.
“Accused driver was identified as Harpal, a resident of Udesipur village in neighbouring Sonipat district of Haryana. Harpal (48) was absconding after the incident. He was located by a police team and arrested on the charges of rash and negligent driving causing death,” the DCP said.
Senior traffic police officials said dumpers have been a menace on city roads, especially during night. Action is taking against erring drivers on regular basis. This incident is a serious one and corrective measures will be initiated, they said.