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Truck collides with e‑rickshaw in Delhi, one dead, one injured
A truck was driving from Azadpur to GTK Road in Delhi when it hit a small electric rickshaw that was carrying vegetables.
The crash happened near a petrol pump in the Mahendra Park area.
One man died and another was hurt.
The truck driver, Anand Kumar, was taken to police and the truck was taken away.
The injured rickshaw driver, Ranjan Kumar Sharma, was sent to a hospital, and a passenger named Sudeep Rai was found unconscious and later died.
Police are looking into what caused the crash and have started a post‑mortem at the hospital.
A truck collided with a vegetable‑laden e‑rickshaw near Azadpur Mandi, northwest Delhi, on 31 July 2024.
The crash killed a 40‑year‑old man and injured e‑rickshaw driver Ranjan Kumar Sharma.
Truck driver Anand Kumar from Uttar Pradesh was arrested and the vehicle seized.
Passenger Sudeep Rai was found unconscious and later declared dead at Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital.
Police registered an FIR, conducted a post‑mortem, and are investigating the incident.
- Who
- Truck driver Anand Kumar, e‑rickshaw driver Ranjan Kumar Sharma, passenger Sudeep Rai
- What
- Collision between a truck and a vegetable‑laden e‑rickshaw
- Where
- Near Azadpur Mandi, northwest Delhi, at Sarai Pipal Thala in the Mahendra Park area
- When
- 31 July 2024
- Why
- Truck traveling from Azadpur to GTK Road collided with e‑rickshaw that allegedly entered from the wrong side of the carriageway
Key facts
- Incident date
- 31 July 2024
- Location
- Sarai Pipal Thala, Mahendra Park area, Azadpur Mandi, northwest Delhi
- Victims
- 1 dead, 1 injured
- Perpetrator
- Truck driver Anand Kumar
- Vehicle types
- Truck and vegetable‑laden e‑rickshaw
- Police action
- FIR registered, truck seized, post‑mortem conducted
Sources
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