Speeding car kills three; police hunt for absconding accused

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Speeding car kills three; police hunt for absconding accused

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Three persons, including two 10-year-old boys, were killed when a speeding car ran them over in Outer Delhi’s Mundka area on Wednesday, the police said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) A. Koan said that one person identified as Udai Raj, a resident of Gitanjali Enclave who runs a factory in Narela, has been arrested and the offending car has been seized. A police officer privy to the probe said that a PCR call was received around 3.30 p.m. regarding the accident of two boys. “When the police reached the spot in Tikri Kalan, they found the two boys, later identified as Abhishek and Nasir, dead at the spot. They were taken to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital,” the officer said. The police were informed that the speeding car first hit the two boys, who were crossing the road, and then hit another 22-year-old man who was walking near the pavement. 2 managed to flee The car came to a halt after hitting the divider. Two occupants of the offending vehicle managed to flee while the third one was caught by the locals and thrashed before being handed over to the police. The man who was hit by the vehicle was taken to a private hospital where he was declared dead. He was identified as Abhishek, the the police said. A case has been registered on charges of rash driving and causing death by negligence and teams are looking for the absconding accused.

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The Hindu

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2020-05-08

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NEW DELHI