Delhi: E-rickshaw carying school children topples; girl dies

The accident occurred around 7.35am near Maujpur Chowk when the e-rickshaw collided with a bike and toppled over.

Published on: Aug 29, 2025, 12:38:39 IST

By Jignasa Sinha

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An eight-year-old girl died on Wednesday morning after an e-rickshaw carrying a group of schoolchildren overturned in northeast Delhi’s Maujpur area, police said.

A purported video of the incident shows the rickshaw colliding with the bike. (HT_PRINT/Representative)

According to investigators, the accident occurred around 7.35am near Maujpur Chowk when the e-rickshaw collided with a bike and toppled over. The bike rider also fell to the ground and sustained injuries.

Police said the children were trapped under the overturned vehicle, but the driver fled the spot immediately and has yet to be arrested. A purported video of the incident shows the rickshaw colliding with the bike.

A resident said three children and a teacher were inside the rickshaw. “All of them were rescued by locals, but the eight-year-old, who was seated on the side, sustained serious injuries,” the resident said.

The girl was rushed to GTB Hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.

A senior police officer said, “At the hospital, the girl’s father told us that his wife was accompanying their daughter to a private school in Shahdara. On the way, they hired an e-rickshaw.”

A case of rash driving and causing death by negligence was filed against the driver.

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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