Joyride turns sour: Delhi teen rams into auto, kills driver
A joyride with couple of friends turned disastrous for this Delhi-based teenager, as he is now responsible for allegedly killing a man and injuring his friends. The Maruti Ciaz sedan that he was driving on Thursday rammed into an auto killing its driver instantly. His car too toppled in the impact, injuring his friends. The incident took place at Tolstoy Marg.
The deceased was returning home when he got hit
The auto driver identified as Shiv Shankar Mahato (65) had just filled CNG in his vehicle from a Janpath pumping station and was on his way to his DDA flat on Mata Sundari Road. Around 5.40 AM, the sedan being driven by the 17-year-old at over 100KMPH zoomed past a traffic light and dashed into the auto from the side, witnesses said.
Mahato thrown out of his auto, landed on road, died
The auto was flun several meters away, throwing Mahato out of the vehicle. He landed on the road, hitting his head and dying instantly. Witnesses say the car flipped several times too and the teenager's friends got injured; he was saved due to the airbag. All of them were taken to RML Hospital, where Mahato was declared brought dead. Cops were informed subsequently.
Case registered against teen's uncle for allowing minor to drive
"We registered a case of causing death due to negligence, causing hurt due to negligence and rash and negligent driving and are probing the incident," said DCP (New Delhi) Madhur Verma. He added that a case has also been registered against the teenager's uncle as he allowed a minor to drive his car. Mahato's body has been given to his son Kameshwar after autopsy.
