A speeding car collided with an autorickshaw and rickshaw near Sukhdev Vihar Metro Station.
A witness at the spot said the incident happened around 6.30am when two cars were allegedly racing.
Police said the i20 driver abandoned the car at the spot and escaped. The white i20 first hit an auto-rickshaw and then crashed into a rickshaw that was passing through the area, the witness said. The eyewitness, who runs a tea stall near the accident site, said he was at his shop when the collision took place.
Efforts are being made to identify and trace the driver as part of the investigation. Police reached the spot after the accident and began examining the circumstances surrounding the crash. The damaged vehicles were also inspected as part of the investigation.
CCTV footage from cameras installed in the area is being examined to identify the driver who fled and establish the sequence of events leading to the collision. Further investigation is underway.