Four workers installing CCTV cameras for the traffic police were killed and two were injured after a dumper rammed into a stationary crane and an auto-rickshaw in Delhi’s Sarita Vihar.
The accident took place at about 3:20 am on Sunday, September 20.
The dumper, which had a Haryana registration number, was travelling from Noida towards Delhi.
The driver fled the scene and was later apprehended.
Investigators are checking CCTV footage, the dumper’s speed and the safety arrangements at the work site.
The accident took place at about 3:20 am on Sunday, September 20, 2026, in Sarita Vihar in south-east Delhi.
A medium-sized dumper with a Haryana registration number, travelling from Noida towards Delhi, collided with a crane parked on the roadside.
The crane was being used by workers installing CCTV cameras as part of the traffic police’s surveillance infrastructure.
An auto-rickshaw carrying some of the workers was parked nearby and was also hit.
Four people, including an HR manager, were killed, and two others were injured.
The dead worked for the company that was installing the CCTV cameras, and they included two cousins.
The dumper driver fled the scene after the collision and was later apprehended by police.
Investigators are checking CCTV footage, the dumper’s speed and route, the positioning of the crane and the auto-rickshaw, and the safety arrangements at the work site.
The injured were taken to hospital for treatment.
Work on roads at night is usually done to avoid daytime traffic, but it needs barricades, reflective markings and warning signs to keep workers safe.
Road safety guidelines call for traffic cones, lighting and advance warning signs around roadside work zones.
Police typically register a case for causing death by negligence in such accidents, and examine whether the driver was speeding or impaired.
The families of those killed are yet to receive full details, and the investigation is continuing.
Delhi Police vehicle (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
