Motorcyclist, homeless man die in separate road accidents in Delhi

“A JCB and a Duke bike were found in an accidental condition, and there was a pool of blood on the road. During the inquiry, it came to the notice that the injured had been taken by a CAT ambulance to Acharya Bhikhsu hospital,” Nidhin Valsan, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central, said.

The hospital authorities said that Bobby was brought dead.

The crime team reached the spot and collected blood samples, the police said, adding that the JCB machine has been confiscated.

The police have registered a case of rash and negligent driving against the JCB driver, who is absconding, said an officer.

In another road accident case, a pavement dweller was mowed down by a speeding cab in the Civil Lines area of North Delhi on Tuesday morning, while another person was injured. The two men, who used to beg at the nearby traffic signal, came under the car and one of them, aged 45, died on the spot, said an officer.

According to the First Information Report, the accident happened around 8 am, when the cab coming from the Majnu Ka Tila side lost control and rammed onto the footpath in front of the Monastery Market on Outer Ring Road.

The police said the injured homeless man is being treated at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) trauma centre. An FIR has been registered at the Civil Lines police station.