3 labourers at toll construction site hit by car, 2 die

Ghaziabad: Two labourers were killed, while another injured after a car hit them in Dasna on Tuesday.
The trio were working at a toll construction site on Delhi-Meerut Expresswa (DME), police said.
While Dharamveer Singh (30) — a resident of Pilkhuwa — and Madan Kumar (34) from Mishalgarhi lost their lives, Deepak Kumar from Palkhuwa suffered injuries. He is under treatment at MMG Hospital. SHO Shailendra Singh of Masuri police station said the accident took place around 10am on Tuesday and Ravi Natrajan, who was driving the car, was arrested. He was going to his home in Delhi’s Mayur Vihar in his car from Meerut. “The speeding car hit the three labourers working on the expressway. After getting the information on the accident, a team of police officers reached the spot and rushed the injured to MMG hospital. Doctors declared Dharamveer and Madan brought dead, while Deepak’s condition is critical. Natrajan was arrested,” Singh said.
A senior police officer said as construction work of the toll was under way on the expressway, the lane was closed by the traffic department, but there was no signage board hinting at diversion.
“During interrogation, Natrajan said as there was no signage, he entered the lane. Due to high speed, he couldn’t control the car even after seeing people in the middle of the road,” the officer said.
An FIR was lodged against Natrajan under sections 279, 338 and 304A of the IPC.