India, Jan. 2 -- New Delhi/Gurugram/Noida

Three people died and six people were injured in road accidents across Delhi-NCR between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, according to information shared by the police.

In the first instance, a 22-year-old man from Haryana, who was celebrating the New Year with a friend in Noida, died when their speeding SUV hit a divider before crashing into a tree near the Sector 34 Metro station on Thursday morning, police said. The deceased was identified as Rohit, who was in his early 20s, and his friend as Sanju, who escaped with injuries.

Police said the car was only purchased five to six days ago. "On Thursday around 5.30am, we received a call about an accident near the Noida Sector 34 metro statio...