1 dead, 2 injured as speeding Mercedes ploughs into pedestrians in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj

New Delhi: One person was killed and two others were injured after a speeding Mercedes SUV rammed into pedestrians near Ambience Mall in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj shortly after midnight, police said on Sunday.

According to officials, the Mercedes G63 went out of control, struck a pole and then hit three people who were waiting at an auto stand. Police reached the spot to find all three victims lying injured and rushed them to a nearby hospital.

Rohit, 23, a resident of Chamoli in Uttarakhand, was declared brought dead. The other two men, aged 35 and 23, remain hospitalised and are undergoing treatment, police said.

A relative of the deceased, Hemant Bisht, told reporters, "It was a Mercedes and the time was around 2 am, when the car ran over these three. The driver was drunk. Rohit could not survive."

All three worked at a restaurant in Ambience Mall, police said.

The driver, identified as 29-year-old Shivam, a resident of Karol Bagh, has been apprehended, officials said.

At the time of the crash, he was driving with his wife and elder brother. According to the preliminary inquiry, the vehicle lost balance due to a diversion, causing the G63 to strike the pole before hitting the three mall employees.

Police said Shivam and his family members were on their way home after attending a wedding. The luxury SUV is owned by Shivam's friend Abhishek. IANS