Driver rams tempo into another vehicle, helper killed

New Delhi: A tempo driver rammed his vehicle into another vehicle, killing his helper who was sitting next to him in north west Delhi’s Bhalswa Dairy, police said.

The incident occurred last night around 10.45 PM when the driver Santosh was going to his home in Samaypur Badli from Lajpat Nagar, a senior police officer said.

His helper Roshan (24) was killed in the accident, he said.

The driver was nabbed. Prima facie, it seems like Santosh was drunk, he added.

His blood samples have been taken and they will be tested to ascertain the level of alcohol consumed, the officer said.

The other vehicle involved in the accident hasn’t been found, he added.