Overview
- Taxi driver Girja Kumar Bhardwaj and passenger Ranjeet were declared dead, while a second passenger, Sumit, remains in critical condition at AIIMS Trauma Centre.
- The collision occurred around 4:20 am on August Kranti Marg as the taxi turned right toward Balbir Saxena Marg and the SUV traveled from Panchsheel Flyover toward Andrews Ganj.
- The driver, identified as 21-year-old Krishansh Kapoor of Udai Park, was arrested and booked under Sections 281 and 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Police described severe damage to both vehicles, saying the impact pushed the cab onto the pavement as the traffic signal was in blinking mode.
- Post-mortems were completed and bodies handed to families, and investigators are reviewing CCTV footage to determine the precise sequence of events.