3 dead, 1 hurt as autorickshaw overturns

New Delhi, April 19

Three people were killed and one more was injured today when their autorickshaw overturned after the driver lost control over the vehicle and collided with a divider at a high speed in New Friends Colony a police official said.

Ashok (18), Devraj (23) and Ram Singh (40) died while Amar Singh (25) was undergoing treatment. All victims were residents of Nehru Nagar. Amar Singh informed police that all four of them worked at a catering house and were returning home from Jaitpur, said DCP (southeast) Chinmoy Biswal.

He alleged that the autorickshaw was going at a very fast speed and the driver lost control over the three-wheeler as he tried to clean the windscreen while driving and hit a divider.

The driver, Vijender, was later apprehended and a case has been registered. — PTI