According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Sumit Singhal (30), his 27-year-old wife Ruchi, and his mother Reeta (65). Sumit’s three-year-old son Vihaan was injured in the mishap.
Three people of a family died while a three-year-old was injured when a speeding dumper truck carrying sand turned turtle right onto their Audi in Sector 15 of Rohini late on Tuesday night. Police have arrested the accused truck driver.
According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Sumit Singhal (30), his 27-year-old wife Ruchi, and his mother Reeta (65). Sumit’s three-year-old son Vihaan was injured in the mishap.
The police said the family was returning home from an engagement at around 1 am when the incident took place. Sumit was driving with his wife next to him while his mother and son were sitting in the back seat.
“We got a police control room call from a passerby informing about a dumper loaded with sand trying to attempt a U-turn at a high speed and overturning on the Audi near ESI hospital. A team reached the spot and rushed the four to the hospital. Three of the four were declared brought dead on arrival while the child is undergoing treatment,” said SD Mishra, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini).
Meanwhile, following the accident, the truck driver abandoned the vehicle on the spot and managed to escape.
“Late on Wednesday, Harpal (48) the driver was arrested from his residence in Sonipat. His medical examination is being conducted to ascertain if he was drunk at the time of the accident,” said Mishra. Initial police probe revealed that Sumit used to run a factory in Narela and lived with his family in a 4-storeyed building in Sector 15, Rohini.
According to Delhi police, last year, a total of 1,395 dumpers were prosecuted for violation of traffic norms whereas this year till February 15, a total of 53 dumpers were prosecuted by the Delhi traffic police. The data further reveals that last year, as many as 1,28,000 high- and long-load goods vehicle were prosecuted.
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