India
The incident took place in Gopinath Bazar in south-west Delhi at around 11.30pm last night. The deceased have been identified as Raj Kumar, 50, the auto driver, and Ved Prakash, 23.
Updated : May 23, 2010, 01:42 PM IST
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.