NEW DELHI: In a tragic road accident, three people lost their lives and four people were injured after their car collided with a truck on the
Badarpur flyover
in southeast Delhi on Sunday.
Police said the car, carrying seven passengers, was on its way to Okhla's Sanjay Colony from a wedding in Haryana's Faridabad when it veered out of control on the Badarpur flyover, crashing into a divider and ultimately colliding with a truck travelling in the opposite direction.
The collision proved fatal for Raj (21), Sanju (38), and Dinesh (22), while leaving four others injured.
DCP (southeast) Rajesh Deo said they received a PCR call at 12.48 am about the incident near the Honda showroom on the Badarpur flyover. "A team was rushed to the spot, where a car was discovered in a completely mangled condition, along with a truck that had its front end damaged from the impact of the collision. The injured were rushed to a hospital for medical attention, but three of them succumbed to their injuries," said the senior police official.
The DCP added that among the injured, Ansul (18) was in critical condition and undergoing treatment for his injuries. Neeraj (18), Ajit (28), and Vishal (28) were stable and receiving medical care.
Police investigation revealed that while on the flyover, the car driver lost control of the vehicle and hit a divider first. Due to the impact of the collision, the car bounced off the divider onto the opposite carriageway, where it collided with a moving truck.
A case has been registered under sections 304A (death due to negligence) and 279 (rash driving) of IPC. Police apprehended the truck driver and are questioning him.
"Six of them hailed from Mathura in UP, while Sanju was from Tripura, yet they were all settled permanently in Okhla," police said.
Among the deceased, Raj was unmarried and lived with his father, a tailor. Sanju resided with his wife and two children in Sanjay Colony. He was employed as a labourer in a local tailor shop. Dinesh was unmarried and worked as a cloth cutter in a shop.
Ansul, the injured victim, a 10th standard student, was in the middle of his board exams. All the other men were in the business of collecting pieces of cloth to be sold further.
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