New Delhi: Three lives were lost, including that of a six-month-old foetus, and six people were injured after a dumper truck collided with an autorickshaw carrying eight passengers near 5th Pushta in northeast Delhi’s Sonia Vihar early Thursday. The impact of the collision was so severe that the front portion of the autorickshaw was mangled, with bloodstains visible on the vehicle.
Police received information about the accident at 5.09am, following which a team rushed to the spot and found the autorickshaw and the dumper involved in the collision. During treatment, doctors declared two people, Satbir, aged 32, and the driver of the autorickshaw, Pramod , aged over 30, brought dead. The injured were identified as Satbir’s wife, Moni (26); their six-month-old daughter; Rameshwar Dayal (45); Akshay Sharma (30); Raja (30); and his wife, Rakhi (26). A case under BNS sections 281 (rash driving or riding on a public way), 125 (act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 106(1) (causing death by negligence) was registered at Sonia Vihar police station and teams were deployed to identify the truck driver.
Police are also probing the circumstances leading to the collision, including the dumper’s speed and the possibility of the autorickshaw becoming unstable due to overloading. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Delhi | Silver Rate in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi | Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Petrol Price in Delhi | Diesel Price in Delhi | CNG Price in Delhi | LPG Price in Delhi Stay updated with the latest Delhi news.
Raids are being conducted to trace and apprehend him,” an officer said, adding the dumper owner has also travelled to Bihar and is expected to return to the city. A senior police officer said Pramod, the driver, had picked up passengers along with his friend Akshay. “We suspect that three people were sitting in the front seat and the remaining occupants were seated at the back,” the officer said, adding the exact sequence of events will be clear once the victims’ statements have been recorded.
All eight occupants of the three-wheeler, including five men, two women and a six-month-old girl, were taken to hospital for treatment. All six are undergoing treatment. Rakhi, who was six months pregnant, suffered a miscarriage in the accident. The forensic team inspected the spot and collected crucial evidence. “We found that the dumper driver is from Bihar and suspect he may have fled there. At the time of the accident, the dumper was travelling from Chauhan Patti towards Nanak Sar while the autorickshaw was heading in the opposite direction. The accident occurred on a narrow, congested stretch where traffic moves in both directions, leaving limited space for vehicles to pass. Investigators suspect the dumper may have been travelling at high speed when it rammed the three-wheeler, though the exact cause of the accident is yet to be established. Join conversation Share your thoughts in the comments Be respectful · TOI community guidelines Satbir’s relative Dharmveer, meanwhile, questioned how so many people could have been accommodated in the three-wheeler. “How can eight people travel in an auto-rickshaw? It is not possible. In Sept, four people installing CCTV cameras for Delhi Traffic Police were killed and two were injured when a dumper truck collided with a stationary crane and a parked autorickshaw in Sarita Vihar. Download the TOI App.