A 54-year-old woman died after the car she was in rammed into a tree in South West Delhi’s Delhi Cantonment area late Tuesday night. Police said the vehicle, a white Renault Kwid, was allegedly being driven by the woman’s 24-year-old son, who fell asleep on the wheel.
The victim was with her son and her 78-year-old mother in the car. “The three were returning home to Dwarka from East Delhi’s Pandav Nagar after celebrating Bhai Dooj with relatives,” said DCP (South West) Devender Arya.
A case has been registered at Delhi Cantt police station. “The victims were rushed to a hospital where the woman was declared dead on arrival, while the other two are undergoing treatment,” said police.
In the FIR, the man admitted that “he fell asleep briefly while driving”. Police said he works at an MNC and told them he “was tired after a long day but was still driving”.
The deceased woman was identified as Harvinder. The post-mortem was conducted Wednesday and her body has been handed over to her family.
A case has been registered under sections 279 (rash driving) and 304A (death by negligence). The survivors in the crash were referred to AIIMS Trauma Centre where the two are recuperating.