Delhi Police constable kills auto-rickshaw driver in road accident near Trilokpuri road

A 24-year-old auto-rickshaw driver died after he was hit by a car driven by a Delhi Police constable in east Delhi’s Kalyanpuri area.

According to police, the incident took place on Thursday evening when vehicles collided near Trilokpuri road. A senior police officer said it was suspected that the accident occurred because the autorickshaw was coming from the wrong side of the road, but this was later confirmed.

The officer said that soon after receiving the call, a police team reached the spot and found the damaged vehicles, while the autorickshaw driver Harsh was already taken to the hospital and the driver of the Hyundai i10 car, constable Varun Yadav, was present at the spot. place. “The victim was found seriously injured and was under police observation in hospital and was unfit to give evidence,” he said.

He said that Yadav works at Mayur Vihar police station and is going to attend a case that happened within the jurisdiction of his police station. The constable was detained by the police and sent for medical examination. “He was not found intoxicated,” another officer said.