A woman was killed and another injured when a car being driven by an amateur driver allegedly hit them in north-west Delhi’s Ashok Vihar on Tuesday.
The incident happened when Pooja (21) and Kamlesh (32) were washing utensils outside their house.
The vehicle was allegedly being driven by one Krishna (25), who cleans cars in Ashok Vihar’s E-Block.
Around 8 a.m., he was cleaning a businessman’s car in the area when he decided to try his hand at driving.
‘Driver lost control’
“He doesn’t know how to drive properly. Instead of applying the brake, he pressed the accelerator and hit the women,” said a senior police officer, adding that the women got pinned to a wall next to the spot where they were cleaning utensils.
They were rushed to Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, where Ms. Pooja was declared brought dead. According to the police, she was five months’ pregnant. Ms. Kamlesh was referred to Lok Nayak JaI Prakash Narayan Hospital, where she is recuperating.
Booked for rash driving
Krishna, who had fled the spot, was later arrested. A case under Sections 279 (rash driving), 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life), 304A (causing death by negligence) of the IPC has been registered against him. The police said no driving licence was recovered from him. The accused hails from Uttar Pradesh, and has been working in the city for the last few years.
