New Delhi, March 13 Two men were injured after a car, driven recklessly, jumped the median and collided with the victim's vehicles on Dev Prakash Shastri Marg on Pusa Road on Friday, officials said.
The accident occurred around 11 am when the driver allegedly lost control of the speeding car between Ratanpuri Chowk and Todapur, they said.
The car jumped the median and entered the opposite carriageway of Dev Prakash Shastri Marg, hitting a motorcycle and a scooter, causing panic among commuters in the busy area. Bystanders and locals rushed to help them and alerted the police, they said.
According to the police, the motorcyclist, Amit Mishra, 33, along with Manish, who was riding the scooter, sustained injuries in the crash.
The police reached the spot and took the injured to a nearby hospital, where Mishra, who sustained serious injuries in the crash, is currently undergoing treatment.
"The vehicles involved in the accident have been taken into police custody. Further investigation into the matter is underway," an official said.
Statements of the witnesses are being recorded to ascertain the sequence of events leading to the accident, the officer said.
The CCTV footage of the incident is being analysed, police said, adding that legal action is being initiated against the accused driver.