Two die in separate fatal crashes

New Delhi: A 40-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was killed while a 25-year-old sports bike rider sustained critical injuries after a high-speed collision between the two vehicles in east Delhi’s Mayur Vihar on Sunday. In a separate incident, a BSc student was killed in a hit and run incident in south west Delhi.

The deceased auto driver was identified as Kapil, a resident of Trilokpuri, while the injured biker was identified as Satyam, also a resident of the area.

Police said a PCR call regarding the accident was received around 2 am. The cops found that passersby had already taken both injured men to hospital. Doctors declared Kapil brought dead, while Satyam was later shifted to AIIMS Trauma Centre.

Preliminary investigation revealed that Satyam was allegedly riding at high speed and was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. Police suspect the collision occurred when Kapil was taking a turn near the Block 31 intersection after refuelling his auto-rickshaw at a CNG pump in Ghazipur. The motorcycle, coming from the Chilla village side, allegedly rammed into the auto-rickshaw near the driver’s seat.

The force of the impact allegedly threw the biker and motorcycle several feet away, while Kapil suffered multiple fractures before collapsing on the road. Kapil’s death has left behind two children, aged 14 and 12, who had already lost their mother in 2022. A case has been registered.

In another incident, a 20-year-old BSc student was killed after being hit by an unidentified vehicle on Aruna Asaf Ali Road in southwest Delhi in the early hours of Monday. Police said a PCR call regarding a body being found was received following which a team from Kishangarh police station reached the spot and found the victim lying injured near a park.

The deceased was later identified as Rohit, a resident of Mehrauli and a final-year BSc student. Preliminary inquiry revealed that he was crossing the road on foot when an unknown vehicle hit him before fleeing the scene. He was rushed to a hospital in Vasant Kunj, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.