NEW DELHI: A 53-year-old man was killed while three others sustained injuries after a speeding SUV rammed into multiple vehicles in Aman Vihar area of Rohini, an official said on Wednesday.
The driver of the vehicle Hyundai Creta, identified as Hridya Juneja (23), has been arrested. The deceased was indentified as Rajendra Yadav, while the injured were identified as Arun Kumar (38), Rahul Singh (29) and Sachin (18).
A senior police officer said a PCR call was received at 7 pm on November 11 regarding an accident in which the driver of a Hyundai Creta lost control over the steering and hit two motorcycles, one car and one cart.
The police then reached the spot and rushed the injured people to a nearby hospital.
Accordingly, the police registered a case under relevant sections of the BNS and arrested the accused driver.
As per the police, Yadav died during the treatment. Further investigation is underway, the official added. The deceased used to run a tea stall in the Rohini area, while one among the three injured, Kumar, is a property dealer and the other two, Sachin and Singh, work at a mattress factory and State Bank of India, respectively.
The accused, Juneja, supports his father in his water cooler’s motor manufacturing business.
The cops are questioning the accused to ascertain the reasons behind the accident. His medical examination has been conducted whose report is awaited.