New Delhi: In a hit-and-run incident, three young men were killed when a speeding car crashed into their scooter on Urban Extension Road II on Sunday. The driver of the offending vehicle allegedly fled on foot after the accident. The deceased were identified as Basant, 23, Pawan, 22, and Sunny, 22, all employed in grocery shops in the main Najafgarh market.According to police, the incident took place around 3.20am near the Sai Baba Mandir, close to the Metro Flats between Dwarka and Najafgarh. The victims, all residents of Najafgarh, were returning home from work at the time of the collision.“The trio finished their shifts late Saturday night and were riding together on a single scooter, which was going from Najafgarh towards Dwarka, allegedly on the wrong side of the Urban Extension Road. It was then hit head-on by the car coming from the opposite direction,” a police officer said.The officer added that the impact was severe, tossing the victims onto the road. “All three sustained grievous injuries. They were rushed to a hospital by passers-by but were declared dead on arrival,” he said.The car, bearing a Haryana registration number, was later found abandoned at the site, its driver allegedly having fled on foot after the crash. Police identified the driver as Sahil Tyagi, a resident of Dharampur village in Gurgaon, Haryana. Efforts are under way to track him down and arrest him.Forensic experts were called in to examine the scene, and both vehicles were seized for inspection. A case has been registered under the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the officer said. Police said that as part of the ongoing investigations, they were also examining CCTV footage from the expressway to determine the speed of the car and the exact sequence of events.
