Drunk woman rams car into auto in Delhi; kills 2

Two persons were killed and two others injured when a 30-year-old woman, allegedly in an inebriated state, rammed her car into an autorickshaw in Delhi Cantonment area.

The incident took place in Gopinath Bazar in south-west Delhi at around 11.30pm last night, a senior police official said today. The deceased have been identified as Raj Kumar, 50, the auto driver, and Ved Prakash, 23.

Nivedita Singh, wife of a serving Colonel, was allegedly under the influence of alcohol when the accident took place.

"She was speeding and lost control of her car before ramming into the auto head-on which had four occupants, including the driver," the official said.

Kumar, a resident of Uttam Nagar, and a passenger Prakash, residing in Palam Colony, died on the spot while two others Geet Singh, 28, of Khanpur and Megh Singh, 27 of Alwar suffered injuries.

Nivedita was arrested and a case of causing death due to rash and negligent driving has been registered against her.