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The driver, identified as Raman (24), a resident of Badarpur, was arrested from the spot and the vehicle seized, they said.It was a family outing gone tragically wrong.. A team rushed to the spot and found that one dumper had entered Rajpath lawns (south side) after hitting several vehicles and crossing over the footpath," said a senior police officer."We received information around 12.The India Gate lawns -- with Rashtrapati Bhavan at one end -- is a place where hundreds of Delhiites go for a drive, for a walk or simply to sit on the grass.Kewal Diwan (42) and his daughter Manya, who left their home in east Delhis Geeta Colony on a scooter around 9.The impact of the accident was so intense that the vehicles were reduced to a mangled heap of metal.New Delhi: A speeding dumper truck ploughed into at least three auto-rickshaws and a scooter near India Gate in the early hours of Tuesday, killing a man and his eight-year-old daughter out for an ice-cream treat and injuring two, police said."Three injured persons were taken to hospital. Kewal pushed his wife and daughter Myra away, but could save his and Manyas lives," said Lavleen, Poonams sister.30 pm on Monday, were killed, police said. He was later identified as Kewal Diwan.While little remained of the auto-rickshaws, a two-wheeler was crushed under the truck, police said. He was immediately shifted to the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital where he was declared brought dead. Poonam was just about to sit on the pillion seat with Myra when the dumper came speeding towards them."The two are undergoing treatment," the officer added.20 am regarding the accident near India Gate on Man Singh Road.

Its a favourite leisure spot with ice-cream vendors, popcorn sellers and the like.The horror unfolded shortly after midnight when the truck driver lost control of his vehicle and ran over vehicles and pedestrians before crossing the divider and landing in the lawns of the Central Delhi boulevard.A man aged around 42 years was also found lying near the dumper.Kewal worked in the stock exchange, said another family member."He has been sent to the LNJP hospital, where he is undergoing treatment and will be tested for alcohol.Kewal, his wife Poonam and their two daughters, eight-year-old Manya and not- quite-three Myra -- went to India Gate on a two-wheeler for ice-cream and maybe more.

A control cable suppliers case under relevant sections of the law has been registered in the case," the official said.Eye-witnesses told police the dumper first hit the divider after which it hit the autos and pedestrians standing near the footpath. Of them, one girl was declared brought dead," an official said. They were readying to return home when the accident happened"Kewal was in the drivers seat and Manya was standing in front.He added that the driver, Raman, received a fracture in his right hand.Manya was also declared brought dead to the hospital.Those injured have been identified as Deepak Kumar (27), an auto-rickshaw driver and a resident of Mata Sundari Road, and Ram Singh (24), a labourer who was on the footpath and is a resident of Unnao in UP.