Two NDMC employees killed on way home, SUV driver arrested
Two New Delhi Municipal Council employees were killed in a road accident after their motorcycle slipped and they were struck by an SUV in Delhi Cantonment. The driver of the SUV has been arrested and charged with rash and negligent driving.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the persistent issue of road safety and traffic fatalities in major urban centers like Delhi.
Two employees of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) were killed after the motorcycle they were riding slipped on the road, causing them to fall, and an SUV ran over them in Delhi Cantonment on Wednesday evening, an officer said on Thursday.
The SUV driver, identified as Bhupendra, 26, a resident of Jhajjar, Haryana, was arrested the same day and booked under Sections 281 (rash driving) and 106(a) (death due to a rash or negligent act) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at the Delhi Cantonment police station. He owns a milk booth in Rohini, said the officer.
The deceased were identified as Sukhbir Singh, 55 and Anju Singh, 45. They were on the way home from their office on Lodhi Road to their residence in Dwarka, Sector 1, around 5 p.m. when the SUV hit the motorcycle near the IOC traffic light.
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