Noida, Dec. 26 -- A 17-year-old boy from Delhi caused a chain collision in Noida's Sector 24 on Thursday after losing control of a rented Mahindra Thar SUV while allegedly trying to avoid his parents, who had been searching for him since he ran away from home. Two people were injured in the incident, police said.

According to police, the minor had fled his home in Delhi's Kondli on Wednesday afternoon and came to Noida to meet a friend. On Thursday around 5pm, while driving the rented SUV with his minor friend, who is a resident of Noida, he spotted his parents approaching from the opposite direction.

"In an attempt to not be sighted, he reversed the vehicle at high speed and moved in the opposite direction. While escaping at speed, he ...