NEW DELHI: A 71-year-old woman was killed, and her husband was injured, by a speeding electric car in south Delhi’s Greater Kailash area. The car hit several vehicles before hitting the couple. The incident took place on Sunday near Kailash Colony metro station.
The couple sustained injuries and was shifted to Moolchand Hospital, a senior police officer said. While the woman, Shashi, was declared brought dead, her husband, Kulbhushan, 65, initially injured, was later declared fit for making a statement, DCP (south) Anant Mittal said.
A case under Sections 281 (rash driving or riding on a public way), 125(a) (act endangering life or personal safety of others), and 106 (causing death by negligence) of the BNS has been registered.
The accused driver, identified as Tapan Ahir, 59, has been arrested, and his blood sample has been sent for an alcohol test. Ahir had been working as a driver with the same employer since 1997. He was going to pick the employer’s brother from Kailash Colony Market.
According to Kulbhushan’s family, he had gone with his wife to a dental clinic in East of Kailash. The couple was returning home when the accident occurred.
The family added that Shashi was excited about Raksha Bandhan and was shopping for her grandson. The family was busy preparing for the festival, but the tragedy turned celebrations into mourning, the relatives said.
Charu, a relative of the deceased, said that her uncle and aunt were waiting for an auto-rickshaw near the Moolchand metro station when they were hit by the car.
“My aunt passed away on the spot, and uncle was seriously injured. His face has been severely affected and completely changed because of the accident. It is an extremely heartbreaking incident. They have two daughters who live in Lajpat Nagar and Punjabi Bagh,” she said.