Auto driver killed as car driven by minor rams into 3-wheeler

An auto-rickshaw driver was killed after a car, driven by a minor, rammed into the three-wheeler on Kasturba Gandhi Marg early today, the police said.

The car was being driven by a 17-year-old boy, who was accompanied by his friends, also minors. Police said the friends had come to Connaught Place for a spin.

The Maruti Ciaz car belonged to the teenager's uncle, who is also likely to be booked for giving his car keys to a minor.

According to the police, the teenager jumped a traffic signal and rammed into the auto-rickshaw at a turn between KG Marg and Tolstoy Marg.
 

The three-wheeler driver, Shiv Shankar Mahato, 66, a resident of Mata Sundri Road, was thrown several metres in the air as a result of the collision and died on the spot.

A passerby informed the police about the accident at around 6 am.

The teenagers were also injured. The minor driver sustained head injuries and was taken to a hospital.

Further investigations are underway.