2-year-old falls out of car during crash, dies
New Delhi, April 15 -- A two-year-old girl died after falling out of a car window, allegedly as a speeding SUV rammed the vehicle in north Delhi's Alipur on Sunday afternoon, police said on Tuesday. The SUV driver left his car at the scene and fled.
Deputy commissioner of police (DCP) (north) Hareshwar Swami said the incident took place around 2pm near the Khampur red light at Bakoli village when a Maruti Celerio, with six occupants, was heading from Delhi towards Sonipat.
"As the vehicle began moving after the signal turned green, a Toyota Fortuner allegedly being driven at high speed hit it from behind," the DCP said.
According to the police, the impact caused the Celerio to flip and crash into a road divider. "During the collision, the toddler, who was sitting on a passenger's lap, flung out of the window," the officer said, adding that she was taken to SRHC Hospital in Narela, where doctors declared her dead on arrival. However, the girl's mother alleged that she died a few minutes after being admitted to the hospital.
Arti, 28, driving the Celerio at the time, told HT that she was travelling with her 3-year-old son, daughter Devanshi, friend Jyoti, and Jyoti's father and brother. Devanshi was sitting in Jyoti's lap on the passenger seat.
Police said both vehicles have been seized for forensic examination. A case has been registered under sections 281 (rash driving) and 106(1) (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. A hunt is underway to trace the accused, the officer said. Arti said she had celebrated Devanshi's second birthday on April 7....
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