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Two killed, 3 injured in road accident in Delhi’s Daryaganj
The driver of the car fled the spot, but some locals chased the car on their two-wheelers. The car was intercepted at a police picket point near Jama Masjid
Two persons, including a woman, were killed while her husband and two children were injured after the e-rickshaw they were travelling in was hit by an allegedly speeding car in central Delhi’s Daryaganj on Monday night. The other deceased person was the driver of the e-rickshaw. The mishap took place around 10.30pm near Delight Cinema, the police said.
Deputy commissioner of police (central) Jasmeet Singh said that the couple and their two children were going towards Daryaganj in a battery-operated rickshaw when it was hit by an allegedly rashly driven white Hyundai Verna car.
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The four passengers and the e-rickshaw driver were rushed to a nearby government hospital, where the woman and the driver were declared dead on arrival. The condition of the woman’s husband and their two children is stable, said DCP Singh.
“The driver of the car fled the spot, but some locals chased the car on their two-wheelers. The car was intercepted at a police picket point near Jama Masjid. Two people in the car were caught and handed over to the police,” he added.
A case was registered, and the errant driver was arrested. The Verna car was also impounded, the police said.
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