On Wednesday, two people died in a road accident as they were crushed to death, After a Truck fell on the car, the police stated.
The two were killed, when the large truck overturned in the Lajpat Nagar area.
The deceased was identified as 35-year-old Ranjan Kalra, a resident of Lajpat Nagar, and 35-year-old Ankit Malhotra, a resident of Karkardooma. Both Ranjan and Ankit worked in an event management company and were on their way to the airport to catch a flight to Kolkata.
(DCP) Deputy Commissioner of Police Southeast Delhi told that “We received a call of an accident at around 3.50 a.m. Immediately, the police staff from the Lajpat Nagar police station reached the spot and found that a Honda city car was crushed under a truck container at T-Point, under the flyover opposite Lal Sai Market Ring Road. The Container filled with rice bags was removed from the car with the help of cranes and JCB. Ambulances, fire brigade, and crime teams were also called on the spot,”
Both the injured were taken to the hospital after taking them out of the mangled car, where the doctors declared them brought dead.
A case under the relevant section has been filed at the Lajpat Nagar police station. The police are now looking for the driver of the truck, who fled the spot of the accident.
