Finance ministry official killed in BMW crash in city, wife in hospital

NEW DELHI: A 52-year-old man, serving as deputy secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs under finance ministry in North Block, died, and his wife received "serious injuries" after their motorcycle was hit by a "speeding" BMW in Dhaula Kuan on Saturday.

The victim has been identified as Navjot Singh, a resident of west Delhi's Hari Nagar. Police said his wife, Sandeep, is undergoing treatment. DCP (Southwest) Amit Goel said witnesses alleged a woman was driving the BMW when it collided with the motorcycle. After the accident, she and her husband took a taxi to rush the couple to hospital. tnn

Car hit central verge, then bike: Cops
We received three PCR calls reporting a traffic jam on the road towards Delhi Cantt Metro Station from Dhaula Kuan. A team from the local police station arrived at the scene and found a BMW car turned sideways on the road, while a motorcycle was parked near the divider close to Metro pillar no. 67," police said.

Later, police received a call from the hospital in GTB Nagar informing them that one patient died and the wife sustained serious injuries. The occupants of the BMW also received injuries and have been admitted to hospital, police said. Apart from the couple, two children were also in the car.

A police team reached the hospital, where they identified the deceased. Further inquiry revealed that the couple was returning home to Hari Nagar in west Delhi after visiting Gurdwara Bangla Sahib.

"The car first struck the central verge, tilted and then collided with the motorcycle. Due to the impact, the motorcycle crashed into a bus on the couple's left," police said.

The woman driver of the BMW and her husband, a businessman, are residents of Gurgaon. Police suspect the car was being driven at high speed, and the woman driver lost control, which led to the accident. A senior police officer said the couple in the BMW was coming from Gurgaon and heading towards GTB Nagar, where the woman's family lives.

When asked whether the woman had a valid driving licence, the officer said they were verifying her documents. "We have sent her blood sample for testing to determine the presence of alcohol," the officer added. Cops are also scanning CCTV footage to ascertain the sequence of events.

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