A woman was killed and her son sustained serious injuries when a speeding car allegedly hit their scooter in west Delhi’s Paschim Vihar area. According to police, the son of the deceased woman alleged that the driver of the SUV was in an inebriated state.
Police said the accident occurred on Monday during Holi celebrations in the area. The car first hit the scooter and came to a halt after hitting another vehicle, they said. According to the FIR, the complainant Jagmeet Singh, a resident of New Mahavir Nagar, said that around 4 pm on Monday, he and his mother Mohini were on the way to west Delhi on a scooter. Singh was driving the seat with Mohini rising pillion, it said.
“When we reached near a hotel on Outer Ring Road, a white speeding car came from behind and collided with my scooter,” read the FIR. Due to the impact, his mother fell on the road, and his scooter got stuck to the car, dragging him along for a considerable distance, it said.
