Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Delhi Mercedes Driver Says 'Beer Hai' After Crash Kills 70-Year-Old
Early on a Saturday morning in Delhi's Narela area, two cars crashed into each other — a silver Mercedes and a smaller Maruti WagonR.
The crash pushed the smaller car backwards into a parked three-wheeler.
A 70-year-old woman named Urmila, who was feeding pigeons nearby, got caught between the cars and died on the way to the hospital.
Three people in the smaller car — a couple and their young daughter — were injured too.
A bottle of beer was seen inside the Mercedes.
When asked what the bottle was, the driver, Shubham Sharma, replied 'beer hai,' which means 'it is beer.'
Police also found liquor bottles in the vehicle.
Sharma was arrested at the scene.
Police took a blood sample to check whether he was drunk, and results are still awaited.
If alcohol is confirmed, he may face extra charges.
A 70-year-old woman, Urmila, died after a silver Mercedes-Benz E-Class allegedly collided head-on with a Maruti WagonR in Delhi's Narela on Saturday morning, August 8.
Video from the crash site shows the Mercedes driver, Shubham Sharma, calling a bottle inside the car 'beer hai' (it is beer), while police also recovered liquor bottles from the vehicle.
Sharma was arrested at the scene; his blood sample has been sent for forensic examination to determine whether drunk-driving provisions will be invoked.
Urmila was crushed between the WagonR and a parked three-wheeler while feeding pigeons, and died on the way to hospital.
Three members of the WagonR family — Narender Kumar, Geeta, and their young daughter — were injured, and an FIR was registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for rash and negligent driving and causing death by negligence.
Police are examining CCTV footage and eyewitness statements as part of the investigation; the driver reportedly returned from a party before the accident.
- Who
- Shubham Sharma, a Narela resident and MA graduate driving the Mercedes, was arrested; the victim was Urmila, a 70-year-old local resident, and Narender Kumar, Geeta, and their daughter were injured.
- What
- A fatal head-on collision between a Mercedes-Benz and a Maruti WagonR killed a 70-year-old woman and left three family members injured, with the driver suspected of drunk driving.
- When
- Saturday morning, August 8, around 8-8:30 am.
- Where
- Mamurpur area of Narela, Delhi, near Gate No. 1 of Himalaya Apartments.
- Why
- The Mercedes allegedly collided head-on with the WagonR while travelling in opposite directions; police suspect the driver was under the influence of alcohol after recovering liquor bottles from the vehicle and seeing him call a bottle 'beer.'
- Victim
- Urmila, 70-year-old woman, died on the way to hospital
- Driver
- Shubham Sharma, arrested at the scene
- Date and time
- Saturday, August 8, around 8-8:30 am
- Location
- Mamurpur, Narela, Delhi (near Gate No. 1, Himalaya Apartments)
- Vehicles involved
- Silver Mercedes-Benz E-Class and Maruti WagonR
- Injured
- Three members of the WagonR family (Narender Kumar, Geeta, and daughter)
- Investigation status
- Blood sample sent for forensic examination; CCTV and eyewitness statements being reviewed
- FIR
- Registered at Narela police station under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (rash/negligent driving, causing death by negligence)