Two men were killed and five people injured after a dumper truck collided with an autorickshaw in northeast Delhi early on Thursday, news agency Press Trust of India reported. A woman who was six months pregnant suffered a miscarriage following the accident, police said.There were differing official accounts about the casualties.

Police said Satbir, 32, and an unidentified man died, while the Delhi Fire Service earlier reported that two people and a six-month-old girl were declared brought dead at hospital. Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra also said three people had died.The accident occurred near Pusta No.

5 in the Sonia Vihar area at around 5.20 am. The pregnant woman, identified as Rakhi, 25, was travelling with her husband Raja, 32.“She suffered a miscarriage following the accident and is undergoing treatment at Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital,” a senior police officer told PTI.

Police said they received information about the accident at 5.09 am and sent a team to the site. “Upon reaching the spot, the police team found an autorickshaw and the offending vehicle, a dumper, involved in the accident,” the officer said.Eight people — five men, two women and a six-month-old girl — were taken to Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital. Police said Satbir and an unidentified man were declared brought dead by doctors.

The officer identified the others as Satbir's wife Moni, 26, their six-month-old daughter, Rameshwar Dayal, 45, an unidentified person, Raja and Rakhi. Police said they were undergoing treatment at the hospital.

The condition of the injured was not immediately known.The Delhi Fire Service sent two water tenders, a quick-response vehicle and an incident response team to the site. However, local residents and a police control room vehicle had taken the injured to hospital before the fire service teams arrived, a DFS officer said.A forensic team inspected the site and collected evidence.

Police were registering a case at Sonia Vihar police station and had formed teams to identify, trace and arrest the dumper driver, who fled after the collision.“We have potential leads about the whereabouts of the accused driver, and he will be arrested soon. Further investigation into the matter is in progress,” the senior police officer told PTI.Mishra told PTI that he received information about the accident in the morning and immediately went to the site. “It is a very unfortunate and tragic incident.

A vehicle collided with an autorickshaw carrying eight people. Three people lost their lives in the accident.

A pregnant woman was also among those travelling in the vehicle,” he said.The minister said the accident had again raised concerns about road safety. “We often see people driving autos with more passengers than the permitted capacity. Overloading, reckless driving and uncontrolled speed can have fatal consequences.

Innocent people end up paying the price for such negligence,” he said.Mishra said residents had repeatedly raised concerns about accidents on the double-lane road where the collision occurred. “The road needs to be widened. It should be developed into a four-lane road to ensure smoother traffic movement and improve safety.

The project design has already been approved, and the responsibility for its execution has been assigned to the PWD. The process is underway, and the road will be developed,” he said.He urged people to be careful until the road was upgraded. “I appeal to all residents and commuters in Delhi to follow traffic rules and exercise restraint while driving.

A little caution can save precious lives,” Mishra said.Pankaj, a local resident, alleged that autorickshaws and other commercial vehicles were operating illegally in the area without valid documents, fitness certificates, permits and other mandatory requirements. “Such accidents have happened earlier as well. The traffic police officers are responsible for allowing these vehicles to operate,” he alleged.He claimed that at least 50 such autorickshaws, including vehicles with private registration numbers, were operating without proper documents, fitness certificates, licences or uniforms. “These vehicles are being driven illegally.

When someone complains, the police conduct checks for a day or two, but after a few days, the same vehicles return to the roads,” he alleged.Police reported two deaths and five injuries in the collision, while other official accounts put the toll at three. The pregnant woman remained in hospital after suffering a miscarriage, and police continued efforts to trace the dumper driver.- Ends