3 killed, 1 hurt in hit-and-run

Three men were killed while one sustained serious injuries after the motorcycle they were riding was hit by a tempo in the Bawana Industrial Area in outer-north Delhi, the police said on Sunday.

The deceased have been identified as Bijay (38), Ramakhant (30) and Nandu Kumar (23), who worked in a factory in Bawana, they said. The injured person was identified as Rajaram Namlesh (19), the police said.

A PCR call regarding the fatal accident near a factory was received late on Saturday night. When the police reached the spot, they found the four victims lying unconscious on the road. They were rushed to Maharishi Valmiki Hospital in Poothkhurd where doctors declared Bijay, Ramakhant and Nandu Kumar dead. Rajaram was later referred to another facility, the police said.

“The driver of the tempo fled the spot, leaving the vehicle behind at a distance,” a senior police officer said. Efforts are on to arrest the absconding tempo driver, the officer said.