New Delhi: An auto-rickshaw driver was killed after a car, driven by a minor, crashed into his three-wheeler on Kasturba Gandhi Marg in New Delhi early on Thursday, the police said.
The car, a Maruti Ciaz, was being driven by a 17-year-old boy, who was accompanied by his friends, also minors. Police said the friends had come to Connaught Place for a drive.
The car belonged to the teenager's uncle, who is also likely to be booked for giving his car keys to a minor.
The driver, Shiv Shankar Mahato, 66, a resident of Mata Sundri Road, was thrown several metres in the air as a result of the collision and died on the spot.
The teenagers were also injured. The minor driver sustained head injuries and was taken to a hospital.
The car, a Maruti Ciaz, was being driven by a 17-year-old boy, who was accompanied by his friends, also minors. Police said the friends had come to Connaught Place for a drive.
The car belonged to the teenager's uncle, who is also likely to be booked for giving his car keys to a minor.
The driver, Shiv Shankar Mahato, 66, a resident of Mata Sundri Road, was thrown several metres in the air as a result of the collision and died on the spot.
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The teenagers were also injured. The minor driver sustained head injuries and was taken to a hospital.
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