<p>Three persons were killed and three injured in road accidents in Wednesday and early Thursday, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A motorcyclist was crushed to death under a truck which overturned at Dwarka sector-22 in south-west Delhi a little past Wednesday midnight. <br /><br />The victim has been identified as Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Suraj Vihar in Kakrola. <br />Three labourers travelling in the truck carrying sand also sustained minor injuries.<br />The driver fled from the spot.<br /><br />“We received a call at the police control room reporting that a truck overturned near Janki Chowk. It was also informed that a motorcyclist was stuck under the rubble,” an official said.<br /><br />Personnel from Dwarka sector-23 police station and Dwarka sector-6 fire station immediately launched a rescue operation.<br /><br />“Sandeep’s head was crushed despite his helmet and he died on the spot. He was identified with the help of his driving licence,” the official added. <br /><br />His body was taken to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital and handed over to the family after a post-mortem.<br /><br />The injured labourers, Mahesh, Gulab Das and Madhuram, are from Bihar’s Samastipur district.<br /><br />“They were discharged after first aid. They were not aware of the identity of the truck driver,” the official said.<br /><br />A case of rash driving and causing death due to negligence has been registered with Dwarka sector-23 police station.<br /><br />Truck mows down man<br /><br />A 32-year-old man was killed and another injured when a speeding truck rammed into them while they were changing their tempo’s punctured tyre at Sunlight Colony in south-east Delhi. <br /><br />The victim, identified as Atawaris, a resident of LNJP Colony, was travelling with 35-year-old Rahisuddin when the mishap took place near Millennium Park bus depot at 2.45 pm on Thursday.<br /><br />The driver sped off.<br /><br />Both suffered critical injuries and were rushed to the AIIMS trauma centre. <br /><br />“Doctors declared Atawaris brought dead. Rahisuddin is undergoing treatment and was unfit for statement,” the official added. <br /><br />Car-bike collision<br /><br />A 26-year-old man was killed when his motorcycle and a car collided head-on in Delhi Cantonment area of south-west Delhi on Wednesday.<br /><br />Dharmender Kumar Chauhan of Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district was returning home from work around 9.45 pm.<br /><br />“When Dharmender reached Prahladpur bus stand, a Maruti Swift Dzire car coming from the wrong side rammed into his vehicle head-on,” a police official said.<br /><br />He was rushed to Divya Prastha Hospital in Palam Colony, but was declared brought dead on arrival.<br /><br />Driver Shagun Sadh, a resident of Mandakini Apartments in Dwarka sector-2, has been arrested.</p>
<p>Three persons were killed and three injured in road accidents in Wednesday and early Thursday, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A motorcyclist was crushed to death under a truck which overturned at Dwarka sector-22 in south-west Delhi a little past Wednesday midnight. <br /><br />The victim has been identified as Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Suraj Vihar in Kakrola. <br />Three labourers travelling in the truck carrying sand also sustained minor injuries.<br />The driver fled from the spot.<br /><br />“We received a call at the police control room reporting that a truck overturned near Janki Chowk. It was also informed that a motorcyclist was stuck under the rubble,” an official said.<br /><br />Personnel from Dwarka sector-23 police station and Dwarka sector-6 fire station immediately launched a rescue operation.<br /><br />“Sandeep’s head was crushed despite his helmet and he died on the spot. He was identified with the help of his driving licence,” the official added. <br /><br />His body was taken to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital and handed over to the family after a post-mortem.<br /><br />The injured labourers, Mahesh, Gulab Das and Madhuram, are from Bihar’s Samastipur district.<br /><br />“They were discharged after first aid. They were not aware of the identity of the truck driver,” the official said.<br /><br />A case of rash driving and causing death due to negligence has been registered with Dwarka sector-23 police station.<br /><br />Truck mows down man<br /><br />A 32-year-old man was killed and another injured when a speeding truck rammed into them while they were changing their tempo’s punctured tyre at Sunlight Colony in south-east Delhi. <br /><br />The victim, identified as Atawaris, a resident of LNJP Colony, was travelling with 35-year-old Rahisuddin when the mishap took place near Millennium Park bus depot at 2.45 pm on Thursday.<br /><br />The driver sped off.<br /><br />Both suffered critical injuries and were rushed to the AIIMS trauma centre. <br /><br />“Doctors declared Atawaris brought dead. Rahisuddin is undergoing treatment and was unfit for statement,” the official added. <br /><br />Car-bike collision<br /><br />A 26-year-old man was killed when his motorcycle and a car collided head-on in Delhi Cantonment area of south-west Delhi on Wednesday.<br /><br />Dharmender Kumar Chauhan of Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district was returning home from work around 9.45 pm.<br /><br />“When Dharmender reached Prahladpur bus stand, a Maruti Swift Dzire car coming from the wrong side rammed into his vehicle head-on,” a police official said.<br /><br />He was rushed to Divya Prastha Hospital in Palam Colony, but was declared brought dead on arrival.<br /><br />Driver Shagun Sadh, a resident of Mandakini Apartments in Dwarka sector-2, has been arrested.</p>
