The 17-year-old driver has been detained by the police.
Highlights
- 2 children run over by teen driver in outer Delhi
- He reversed car into them, one has died, other fighting for life
- Teen detained; was driving a car rented by his father
An 8-year-old in Delhi and his younger brother were run over after an underage driver allegedly reversed on them, reported Delhi newspapers. The older boy died after the accident in Najafgarh in southwest Delhi; the younger one is in hospital, according to the
Hindustan Times.
Nikhil Singh and his younger sibling Nihal were playing in a large open space that is informally used as a parking lot when the 17-year-old driver reversed a Swift Dzire into them. He has been detained. The car had been rented by his father for a family wedding, said the
Times of India.
Nikhil Singh died after he was pinned against a wall by the car, the paper reported.