New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- A 48-year-old motorcyclist was killed and another person injured after their motorcycle collided with a dumpster truck on the Dehradun Expressway in east Delhi's Laxmi Nagar area, police said.
The incident took place around 10.31pm on September 27 near the overbridge opposite the SDM Office on the Dehradun-bound carriageway. A PCR call regarding the collision was received at Laxmi Nagar Police Station, following which a police team reached the spot and found the motorcycle and truck in an accident-damaged condition.
The motorcyclist, identified as Shiv Kumar, was taken to Dr Hedgewar Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. Another person, identified as Chandan Gupta, also sustained injuries and was taken to a hospital. His condition was not immediately known.
Police inspected the accident site and photographed the vehicles as part of the investigation. The vehicles involved were also examined.
An FIR has been registered at Laxmi Nagar Police Station under Sections 106(1), 281 and 125(a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The sections relate to causing death by negligence, rash or negligent driving on a public way, and acts endangering the life or personal safety of others.
Police are investigating the circumstances leading to the collision and verifying the sequence of events. Further investigation is underway.
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