Overview
- A white Chevrolet Beat driven by 20-year-old Vedan (Vedant) Khanna struck four men installing an iron fence near Shri Ram Chowk on the Dwarka Expressway in the early hours of Thursday, killing three and leaving one worker critically injured.
- Gurugram police identified the deceased as Bijender (Bijendra) Singh, Pappu Singh and contractor Satish Chand and said the injured worker and the driver were taken to hospital with the driver later transferred for further treatment.
- Authorities registered an FIR at Bajghera police station under sections for death by negligence and rash driving and collected the driver’s blood sample to determine whether he was under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
- Eyewitnesses and preliminary accounts conflict over safety at the night worksite, with some saying reflective signs and barricades were present and others saying precautions were inadequate; police are examining site arrangements as part of the probe.
- The workers were migrant labourers from Bulandshahr employed by an NHAI contractor to fit the divider fencing at night to avoid traffic, and the investigation’s forensic and medical results will shape possible criminal charges and contractor liability.