NEW DELHI: Three people, including a nine-year-old girl, were killed and four others injured after a truck allegedly rammed an autorickshaw from behind in northwest Delhi’s Alipur area on Wednesday, police said.
According to police, information regarding the accident was received around 7.30 am. Police teams immediately rushed to the spot near Shiv Mandir in Alipur. Seven people were travelling in the autorickshaw at the time of the incident.
The passengers were identified as Mukesh (48), his wife Pinki (40), their six-year-old son and nine-year-old daughter, Chotu Pandit (28), a resident of Bihar’s Champaran, and autorickshaw driver Raju Sharma (52), a resident of Karawal Nagar. One passenger is yet to be identified, the official said.
Police said Sharma, the minor girl and the unidentified passenger were declared brought dead at Satyawadi Raja Harish Chandra (SRHC) Hospital. The four injured persons were later referred to LNJP Hospital for treatment.
Based on the PCR call and preliminary inquiry, police registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including rash driving, endangering life and causing death by negligence, at Alipur police station.
Delhi Fire Services officials said the autorickshaw was badly damaged after being hit from behind by the truck. Two passengers trapped inside the vehicle were rescued by fire personnel, while five others had already been pulled out by locals and police before the team arrived.
Initial investigation revealed that Mukesh, along with his wife and children, was returning from his native place Ballia in Uttar Pradesh and had hired the autorickshaw from ISBT to Tikri village. Police later identified and apprehended the truck driver, Anil (23), a resident of Bihar’s Madhubani district.