Three of family die in car crash in Delhi

New Delhi  :  Three of a family, including a nine-year-old boy, died when the car they were travelling in from Chandigarh to Faridabad rammed into a parked truck in the wee hours Wednesday in the national capital, police said.

“Pushpa, 70, her daughter-in-law Ruchi, 45, and grandson Vedant died on the spot, while son Raushan, 50, was critically injured. The accident occurred on G.T. Karnal Road in the Swaroop Nagar area of north Delhi.

Two other relatives who were in the car, identified as Reena, 20, and Aryan, 10, were injured in the accident, a police officer said.

The injured were taken to Babu Jagjivan Ram Hospital, from where they were shifted to Fortis Hospital.

The truck was parked on the roadside.

Police said they impounded the truck and detained its driver.