Infant killed in collision between car & police vehicle in Gurugram

GURUGRAM: A six-month-old girl died while four people suffered injuries after a Maruti Swift car they were travelling in collided head-on with a police emergency response vehicle (ERV) that was being driven on the wrong side on Gurugram-Faridabad road on Sunday. Police said the accident took place around 11am near Ghata village.
Police said the accident took place around 11am near Ghata village.
The ERV deployed at Gwalpahari police post, according to sources, was on its way to an accident spot after the police team received an emergency call, and due to traffic jams near Ghata village, they changed the lane to rush to the crash site.
Police said the six-month-old girl, who lost her life in the accident, was identified as Saavi. Others in the car - Rinku (23), his son Priyank, sister Kajal, mother Babita - suffered grievous injuries. Saavi is Kajal's daughter.
Witnesses said the cops, including ERV driver constable Rameshwar and a special police officer (SPO), fled leaving the vehicle behind after the accident. A few passersby rushed the injured to a private hospital in Sushant Lok. Doctors declared the infant brought dead, while others, except Rinku who was still in the hospital, were discharged after first aid.
The infant's father Vishwajit Maan, a Delhi government employee, alleged that the ERV was speeding and collided with the car head-on. ACP (DLF areas) Vikas Kaushik confirmed that the ERV was being driven on the wrong side.