Two people were killed after a speeding Mahindra Thar SUV rammed into a motorcycle in Delhi Cantonment on Wednesday evening. A man riding the motorcycle and a woman riding pillion were killed on the spot.
The victims have been identified as 55-year-old Sukhbir Singh and 45-year-old Anju Singh. The two were returning from work at the time of the accident, their son Rohit told NDTV.
Sukhbir and Anju were in a live-in relationship and had been employed with the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) since 2007. Their bodies have been shifted to a hospital for a post-mortem examination.
The Thar driver was caught by locals and handed over to the police. The accused, who runs a dairy business in Rohini, is currently in police custody.
Police are examining footage from CCTV cameras installed in the area to ascertain the circumstances leading to the accident.
"Locals told us that the Thar driver is to be blamed," said Chote Lal, Sukhbir's younger brother.
In a separate incident, a Thar collided with a Congress leader's SUV at a traffic intersection in Jaipur, then rammed into an e-rickshaw before overturning late on Sunday night.
The SUV involved in the accident, an Endeavour, is registered in the name of Congress leader Ashok Chandna's wife. The SUV was crossing a traffic intersection when the Thar rammed into it, before colliding with the e-rickshaw passing by.
The occupants and drivers of both vehicles fled the scene after the accident.
Three people travelling in the e-rickshaw suffered severe injuries and were taken to hospital for medical treatment.
(With inputs from Rakesh Soni)
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