A 22-year-old man and his 14-year-old nephew have been injured after a rushing purple Audi convertible crashed into their two-wheeler after which a tree in south Delhi’s Jor Bagh space late Monday, mentioned senior cops.
Police mentioned the incident befell round 11:45pm on Monday. (Consultant file photograph)
The influence of the accident was such that the entrance portion of the Audi was utterly broken and the mangled two-wheeler was discovered mendacity in a nook of the street in entrance of the Jor Bagh put up workplace, police mentioned.
“The police control room was alerted about an accident involving an Audi and a two-wheeler. One of the victims is critical, while the minor victim is stable. The errant driver and his friend took the victims to the hospital. We are conducting an inquiry and have arrested the driver for rash driving,” mentioned Achint Garg, extra deputy commissioner of police, south.
In accordance with police, there have been two individuals within the Audi, each BBA college students of a personal faculty in Delhi and aged round 19 and 20 years. The driving force of the automobile was recognized as Parth Patil, 19, a resident of Rajendra Nagar.
Police mentioned the incident befell round 11:45pm on Monday. The 2 males have been out on a drive from Defence Colony and have been on their manner again to Rajendra Nagar and have been allegedly rushing, mentioned the police, when the two-wheeler got here from the intersecting Meera Margand they crashed into it.
After hitting the two-wheeler, the motive force misplaced management of the automobile and it rammed a tree on the footpath. Each occupants of the automobile escaped with out damage. Police mentioned Patil’s father is a jeweller in Delhi whereas his buddy is the son of an auto components businessman in Gurugram. The duo stopped the automobile took the injured to the hospital in one other automobile.
The victims, recognized as Tushar Singh (22) and Naitik Singh (14), have been returning residence after assembly their grandmother in Malviya Nagar after they have been hit by the automobile. Police mentioned the minor sustained accidents to his leg whereas his uncle sustained accidents to his head and chest and is crucial.
The suspects have been booked beneath Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 281 (rash driving) and 125 A (act endangering lifetime of others) on the Lodhi Colony police station. Because the sections are bailable, each have been launched.
Investigators mentioned blood samples of the errant driver have been taken for a blood alcohol take a look at to establish in the event that they have been driving beneath the affect.
Shubham Singh, Tushar’s cousin, mentioned, “It was a horrifying accident. They were on their way home when the red car hit them. They also hit a tree and had no control over the wheel. The impact was such that their two-wheeler was completely crushed. Tushar is being operated on as he sustained multiple injuries.”