54-Year-Old Dead in Late Night Crash Near Chanakyapuri
Hindustan Times Noida|December 27, 2024
A 54-year-old cab driver was killed early on Thursday when a speeding SUV ran a red light and rammed into his van at the Sardar Patel Marg-Panchsheel Marg intersection in Chanakyapuri.
HT Correspondent

NEW DELHI:

Police suspect dense fog reduced visibility, leading to the accident.

The cab driver - Sukhdev Yadav - was driving a Maruti Eeco van with two passengers en route from the airport when the SUV hit the vehicle on the driver's side at around 4:30 a.m., according to the police.

"The SUV was coming from Simon Bolivar Marg while the victim was in an Eeco van with two passengers. He was coming from the airport. The accused hit the car sideways," a police officer familiar with the case said.

The impact of the crash overturned the SUV, a black Range Rover, while the Eeco van was left completely mangled.

Yadav was killed on the spot, police said.

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