74-year-old man dies in e-rickshaw crash in Delhi’s Shahdara

A 74-year-old man died and two others were injured when an e-rickshaw overturned in Shahdara. The driver was detained; investigation ongoing.

Published on: Oct 25, 2025, 03:18:02 IST

By Jignasa Sinha

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The e-rickshaw overturned as its driver turned sharply to avoid colliding with an oncoming motorbike. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

A 74-year-old man died on Friday afternoon and two others were injured when a speeding e-rickshaw they were travelling in overturned as its driver took a sharp turn, in Shahdara’s Farsh Bazaar area. Police said the victim was suffering from diabetes and was returning home after buying medicines when the incident took place.

The e-rickshaw driver and another passenger, a woman, were also injured. The deceased was identified as Komal Singh Chandel, a resident of Krishna Nagar. He is survived by his wife and their son.

Police said information about the accident was received around 1.30pm from Hedgewar Arogya Sansthan. “We found that a 74-year-old man was admitted (to a hospital) as he suffered injuries to his head and face when the e-rickshaw turned turtle in Farsh Bazaar area. The old man succumbed to the injuries. Inquiry revealed that the e-rickshaw driver, Naaz Mohd, swung the e-rickshaw sideways to avoid collision with a two-wheeler.”

Senior officers said a two-wheeler was moving on the wrong side of the road. The driver and another passenger, Pushpa Singh, received injuries to their limbs, but were treated and discharged. However, Chandel went under the e-rickshaw, they said.

Police detained Mohd, while the two-wheeler rider fled the spot. “Inquiry is being done to ascertain if any other person has also been injured in the accident. A case of rash and negligent driving resulting in fatal accident is being registered,”the DCP said.

Chandel’s family in Krishna Nagar was shocked to hear of his death. His son, Amit Chandel, who works at a jewellery shop in Shahdara, told the police that his father regularly goes to Hedgewar Hospital to get his diabetes medicines and had left home around noon. But around 1.45pm, the family received a call about the accident.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jignasa Sinha
Jignasa Sinha is a Special Correspondent at Hindustan Times in New Delhi. With more than six years of reporting experience, she covers crime and policing in the national capital. Her beats also include Delhi prisons, the Delhi Fire Services and Delhi courts, while she regularly reports on gender, labour and social justice. Over the course of her career, Jignasa has reported on major criminal investigations, international crime syndicates, high-profile cyber fraud cases, law-and-order developments, protests, disasters and public institutions. Her reporting combines breaking news with in-depth, long form, human interest stories that examine the human impact of public policy, policing and the criminal justice system. In addition to reporting for the newspaper, she contributes to the Hindustan Times website and app, and plays an active role in coordinating on-ground coverage of major developments and breaking news across Delhi. Before joining Hindustan Times, Jignasa worked at The Indian Express newspaper in New Delhi, where she spent five years covering crime, Delhi airport, courts and health. She began her journalism career as an intern at an AI magazine in Bengaluru while pursuing her postgraduate diploma in multimedia journalism at the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media.Read More

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