New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- A 55-year-old tea vendor was killed early Thursday when a Delhi Police PCR van allegedly crashed into his stall while he slept beside it in New Delhi's Mandir Marg area.

Police said the accident occurred after the van's driver, a constable, mistakenly pressed the accelerator instead of applying the brakes. But locals and eyewitnesses alleged that the two policemen in the vehicle were "heavily intoxicated" at the time.

The constable, identified as Kimesh, and an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) who accompanied him were on duty. Both have been arrested on charges of rash driving and causing death by negligence, besides being suspended from service, senior officers said.

The victim, Gangaram Tiwari, was sleeping next t...