23-Year-Old Killed in Delhi Crash by Minor SUV Driver
A 23-year-old man was killed in a road accident in New Delhi's Dwarka area on February 3 when a speeding SUV driven by a 17-year-old boy collided with his motorcycle, police reported. The incident, which also injured a taxi driver, has sparked public outcry after a video surfaced showing the moments leading up to the crash.
Sahil Dhaneshra was riding his motorcycle toward his workplace near Lal Bahadur Shastri College in Sector 11 when the collision occurred around 11:57 a.m. Authorities said the SUV, a Scorpio N model, struck Dhaneshra's bike head-on before slamming into a parked Dzire taxi on the roadside. Dhaneshra died at the scene, while the taxi driver, Ajit Singh, sustained serious injuries and was rushed to IGI Hospital, where his condition remains under medical review.
The driver, identified as Akshatra Singh, a minor without a valid license, was reportedly speeding to record a social media video, known as a "reel." A video circulating online, filmed by the boy's sister from the passenger seat, captures the SUV weaving through traffic on a narrow road lined with parked vehicles. It shows the vehicle narrowly passing a yellow bus from the opposite direction before...