Three men died after they were allegedly hit by a speeding Light Goods Vehicle (LGV) in national Capital North-east district's Shahstri Park area. The incident occurred on late Monday night at Dharampura red light.

The deceased have been identified as Chander (53) a resident of New Seelempur, Zahid Hussain (40) and Jamil Ahmed (45) both residents of Delhi's Shastri Park. They all used to work as labourer in the area.

According to Atul Kumar Thakur, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), North-East district, a police control room (PCR) call was received regarding the incident at about 12.15 am on Monday following which a police team rushed to the spot.

"On spot, the trio injured was rushed to nearby hospital where Chander and Zahid were declared brought dead by the doctors whereas Jamil was referred to Trauma Center where he succumbed to his injuries during the treatment," said the DCP.

"During initial investigation it was revealed there was a collision between two unidentified  car with a TSR. The crash attracted people from the vicinity. While they were engrossed in sorting out the issue, the tragedy struck as a rashly driven LGV just ran them over near Dharampura red light. Three men who were standing there, were crushed below the wheels.

The erring vehicle's movement has been traced to Nazafgarh area in outer Dellhi, said the DCP.

"The driver of the canter, identified as Manohar (35) was caught by people and handed over to the local police. A case of rash and negligent driving causing death under section 304 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered at Shastri Park police station. The bodies have been sent for autopsy." the DCP added.