SPEEDING BIKE RAMS INTO TRUCK IN OUTER DELHI, 2 KILLED

Two people in a taxi were killed and at least one more person was critically injured after a car on the opposite carriageway of the Noida Link Road near Mayur Vihar in east Delhi lost control, jumped the central verge, and then rammed their cab in the early hours of Sunday, police officers said.

- HT Correspondent

NEW DELHI:

According to police, the car that lost control – a Mahindra Bolero – was travelling from Delhi towards Noida at around 1:14 a.m., and was speeding when it lost control, hit the central verge, and veered into the opposite carriageway. It then first hit a Maruti Baleno – the impact of which made the Bolero jump in the air and land on a cab, a Tata Tigor EV.

The cab was being driven by Arjun Singh Solanki, 31, and had two passengers – Suman and Sanjeev Dhoopra.

Police said Solanki was killed at the spot, and the injured couple was taken to a hospital, where Suman died on arrival. Sanjeev is currently undergoing treatment and is unfit to give a statement, police said.