The mangled autorickshaw following a collision with a speeding car near the Sukhdev Vihar metro station in New Delhi on Saturday.
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A 45-year-old autorickshaw driver was killed and another man injured after an allegedly speeding car rammed into two vehicles in south-east Delhi’s Sukhdev Vihar on Saturday morning. Police later arrested the accused driver.
The deceased was identified as Md. Kalam, a resident of New Friends Colony. The injured man, Md. Bablu, lived under the Sukhdev Vihar metro station.
Police said the accident occurred around 7 a.m. when a hatchback, bearing registration number DL 9CBN 7089, being driven rashly rammed into Kalam’s autorickshaw before hitting a cycle rickshaw. Kalam was taken to Escorts Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival, while Mr. Bablu sustained injuries.
An eyewitness, Jeet, claimed that two cars had been racing moments before the crash.
“I heard a loud noise and turned to see that an accident had happened. Two cars were racing each other and one car rammed into the auto. By that time, the other car had fled at high speed,” he said.
He claimed that the car was travelling from the flyover towards Shaheen Bagh and had three to four occupants, who fled after the crash, leaving the vehicle behind.
A video recorded by a passer-by showed the car extensively damaged, with its airbag deployed, and the autorickshaw badly crushed.
Both vehicles were found at the spot and a crime team inspected the scene. Kalam’s body was shifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences for post-mortem examination.
Police have registered a case against the accused, Mohd. Talib, 21, under Sections 281 and 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at the New Friends Colony police station. Further investigation is under way.
(With inputs from PTI)
Published – September 27, 2026 12:03 am IST
