7-yr-old dies after car hits scooter

The driver of the car, a UP resident who works in a private company in Gurgaon, allegedly tried to flee from the site but was arrested, said police, adding that there were two more men in the car. The family lives in Sector 22 near Gurdwara Shri Guru Singh Sabha.

On the complaint filed by the deceased’s mother, the police registered an FIR under sections 279, 304A, and 427 IPC at Palam Vihar police station.

In the complaint, the woman alleged, “My husband was going towards the school via Sector 22 road when a car came at high speed and recklessly. My husband tried to save himself and the children, but the driver was on the wrong side and hit the Activa directly. The collision was so strong that my daughter suffered injuries on her head and died on the spot, and my husband was seriously injured. My son was also hurt in the accident as the Activa was badly damaged…”

One of the relatives of the victim said that Gurmeet Singh was in the ICU. “The girl died on the spot, and the boy is doing fine. Their mother is devastated after the incident,” he said.

“There were three men in the car and two of them ran away after the accident, while one was caught by the public,” he said.