India, Aug. 10 -- One person was killed and another injured after being hit by SUV on Mother Teresa Road in New Delhi on Sunday. Police said that the car, Mahindra Thar, hit the pedestrians near Gyarah Murti on Sunday morning.

The driver has been detained and is undergoing medical evaluation. New Delhi DCP Devesh Kumar Mahla told ANI that "around 6.30 in the morning, a patrolling vehicle saw that an accident had happened". The driver of the car was detained on the spot and sent for medical examination to ascertain if he was under the influence of drugs, he added. The accident occurred in Lutyen's Delhi, around two kilometres from the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

During the investigation, police recovered a liquor bottle from the vehicle, followi...