Three men died on the spot when a speeding car tore through a work zone on the Dwarka Expressway at 2:15 am. The victims—Bijendra, Ram Kumar, and Pappu Singh, all from Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh—were installing iron railings when the vehicle struck them. A fourth worker, 45-year-old Satish Chand, sustained serious injuries and is currently hospitalized.
The driver, identified as Vedan Khanna, a second-year Delhi University student from Gurugram, lost control of his vehicle near Shri Ram Chowk. Khanna was injured in the crash and taken to Fortis Hospital after receiving primary treatment. Police collected his blood sample immediately to test for alcohol consumption, a factor that remains undetermined.
Eyewitnesses pointed to a glaring failure in site safety. Despite the accident occurring on a high-speed arterial road, witnesses claimed there were no reflective warning signs or proper barricading in place to alert drivers to the presence of workers. The lack of these basic precautions has intensified scrutiny on the contractors responsible for the railing installation.
Police are now scrutinizing the vehicle's speed and the specific circumstances that led to the loss of control. The investigation continues as authorities piece together the timeline of the fatal collision.
The legal proceedings will likely hinge on the blood test results and the forensic analysis of the car's speed. Until then, the focus remains on the victims' families and the urgent need for safer protocols on Delhi's expressways.