All the five persons were residents of Delhi's Sagarpur area and were returning home from Gurgaon after attending a party.
The deceased have been identified as Amit and Navneet while Anil, Sandeep and Pankaj were injured in the incident and were being treated for their injuries.
"The incident took place when the driver lost control over the car at Rao Tula Ram Marg. The car first hit the divider and then rammed into a tree. A passerby saw the mangled car and made a PCR call after which the injured were rushed to AIIMS Trauma Centre where Amit and Navneet were declared brought dead which the three others were recuperating," said a police official.
Police has registered a case for rash and negligent driving against the driver who survived the incident and he will be arrested after he is discharged from the hospital.
In another incident, a 26-year-old conductor of a cluster bus was crushed to death at a depot in Outer Delhi's Kanjhawal area here this morning when he was guiding the driver to park the bus.
The deceased has been identified as Kamal Kumar while the driver of the bus, identified as Rakesh Kumar (28) has been arrested in the case.
We have registered a case under section 304 (A) against the driver and he has been arrested.
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