Date:27/07/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/07/27/stories/2008072760310300.htm

New Delhi

Car runs over sleeping labourers

NEW DELHI: A 50-year-old pavement dweller was killed and another sustained serious injuries when a speeding car ploughed into them at Hazrat Nizamuddin here on Saturday.

According to the police, 22-year-old Manjeet Singh lost control over the wheel and his Maruti Esteem car ploughed into two labourers sleeping on the pavement near Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in the early hours of the morning.

The deceased is yet to be identified. The injured, Pyare Lal (40), has been admitted to All-India Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital. The car belonged to a Safdarjung Enclave resident.

Driver Manjeet was reportedly drunk at the time of accident. He has been arrested for causing death due to rash and negligent driving.