Auto driver killed after car hits 2 vehicles in Sukhdev Vihar
A tea seller at the spot said he reached the area around 8-9am, after the accident had already taken place.
The deceased was identified as Md Kalam, a resident of New Friends Colony, whose auto-rickshaw was involved in the crash, police said. The injured man was identified as Md Bablu, a vagabond residing near Sukhdev Vihar Metro station, police said. Jeet, an eyewitness who was on his way to work, told PTI that he had stopped for tea and was leaving at around 7am when he heard a loud noise. They fled as soon as the incident happened (leaving behind the vehicle),” Jeet said. “Someone was saying that the car had rammed into the auto,” he said. The car first rammed into the auto-rickshaw before hitting a cycle rickshaw, police said, according to preliminary information. His body is being shifted to AIIMS for postmortem examination, police said.
The incident occurred around 7am. “I turned to see that an accident had happened. There were three to four men in the car. Kalam was taken to Escorts Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Police are examining CCTV footage and other evidence to ascertain the sequence of events and identify the owner and occupants of the car.