SUV on rampage kills 71-year-old woman in Delhi; hits several vehicles

NEW DELHI: An elderly woman was killed and her husband injured after an SUV hit several vehicles before ramming the pedestrian couple near Kailash Colony metro station in Greater Kailash-1 at 6.45pm Sunday.The SUV driver, Tapan Ahir (59), was arrested on the spot. Police are examining whether any mechanical problem in the vehicle led to the crash. Ahir’s blood sample was sent to Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for alcohol screening.Shashi Bhateja (71), a retired employee of Central Public Works Department (CPWD), used to live in Lajpat Nagar with her husband, Kulbhushan Bhateja (65), a retired bank manager. She accompanied him to a dentist and was waiting with him to take an autorickshaw back home when the vehicle hit another SUV, an autorickshaw and a cycle rickshaw before ramming the couple.The Bhatejas were rushed to Moolchand Hospital, where Shashi was declared dead, said Pradeep Malhotra, her brother.