'Why Was He Taken So Far?': Son Of Government Officer Killed In BMW Crash

The son of a senior official of the Finance Ministry, who died after a BMW car hit his motorcycle in Delhi on Sunday, has raised questions over why his father was taken to a hospital about 17 kilometres away from the accident site.

Navjot Singh, the Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs under the Ministry of Finance, was returning home with his wife on his bike from Bangla Sahib Gurudwara when BMW car hit his motorcycle on Ring Road near Delhi Cantt metro station. The two were then taken by the accused to a private hospital in GTB Nagar.

While the 52-year-old died, his wife, Sandeep Kaur, sustained serious injuries and is currently in hospital.

Speaking to NDTV, their son, Navnoor Singh, said his father might have survived had he been taken to a nearby hospital.

"Time is critical," he said, alleging that his father was taken to a hospital about 17 kilometres away from the accident site.