A Mercedes car rammed into three people outside Ambience Mall in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj on Sunday night. All three victims were employees of a restaurant in the mall.
A 23-year-old restaurant employee, identified as Rohit, a resident of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli, was declared dead. The other two victims are currently undergoing treatment.
The driver of the Mercedes, a 29-year-old man, was arrested by the Delhi Police.
Here’s what the police had to say:
According to the Delhi Police, the incident took place at around 2.33 am on Sunday. “A PCR report regarding a road accident was received at PS Vasant Kunj North at about 2.33 am.
“Upon arrival at the scene, a Mercedes G63 was found in an unfortunate condition and three injured persons aged 23, 35 and 23 – all employees of the Restaurant in Ambience Mall – were lying injured on the spot. All three injured were immediately taken to the hospital,” said the police.
“During medical examination, Rohit, 23, a resident of Chamoli, Uttarakhand, was declared brought dead while two are currently undergoing treatment,” they added.
What did the preliminary investigation reveal?
Delhi Police has identified the accused driver as Shivam, a resident of Karol Bagh, New Delhi.
At the time of the incident, Delhi Police said Shivam was driving the vehicle with his wife and elder brother at the time of the accident. They were reportedly returning home after the wedding.
According to the preliminary investigation, the vehicle lost its balance due to a swerve, which led to the car crashing into a pole where the three victims were standing by the stand.
The offending car belongs to Shivam’s friend Abhishek. “Necessary legal action is being taken as per law,” Delhi Police said.
