Delhi: 3 killed as car rams auto near AIIMS, driver arrested

NEW DELHI: Three people died early Sunday morning after a speeding car rammed a parked autorickshaw outside gate number 2 at AIIMS.
The victims included Vineet (18), who was travelling in the car; Lal Bahadur, a pedestrian; and an unidentified Yulu cyclist. The driver of the car, Sandeep Kumar Yadav (20), was injured too and discharged from hospital on Monday. He was later arrested.
According to police, a PCR call was received around 3am Sunday about the accident. A team reached the spot and found a white i20, an auto and a Yulu cycle in a damaged condition. The injured persons had already been shifted to different hospitals.
Apart from Vineet and Sandeep, the other passengers in the car were Tohid (22), Harsh (20) and Sandeep (26), police said. The friends were out to eat parathas and had earlier stopped at Moolchand, but as the shops were closed there, they were heading towards Safdarjung.
The car, cops said, was being driven at a high speed and rammed the autorickshaw. The impact was such that the vehicle further rammed into the cyclist and also hit two pedestrians. Police said no one was present inside the autorickshaw as its driver had gone to look for passengers.
“The auto was parked on the road and facing the opposite direction. The two pedestrians were identified as Lal Bahadur and Vishnu, who hail from Nepal and work in south Delhi. They were walking back home,” a police officer said.
“The other people injured are undergoing treatment. One of them is critical,” an official said.
So far, no traces of alcohol have been found in the medical report. “But we have preserved the viscera,” added the officer.
“A case under relevant sections has been registered. We are verifying if the cyclist was riding with a helmet and other aspects are also being looked into. Further investigation is underway,” said Benita Mary Jaiker, DCP (South).