Three people, including an infant, were killed in a collision between a dumper truck and an autorickshaw near Pusta Number 5 in Sonia Vihar, north-east Delhi, early on Thursday, November 12, according to reports by Live Hindustan and news agency IANS.

Source: Live Hindustan via Urban Acres

The crash was reported at about 5.17 am. Delhi Fire Service personnel were sent to the spot after information about the collision was received. The vehicles were identified in the Live Hindustan report as dumper DL1LY 5990 and autorickshaw DL1RAB 5531.

Two men and a newborn girl were declared dead at hospital, the report said, while the injured were taken to Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital. Two of the injured were identified in that report as Raja, 32, and Rakhi, 30. Published reports differ on the total number of injured, and the identities of those who died had not been confirmed in the police account carried in those reports, so Awaaz Punjab is not naming the deceased.

Police said they were checking the cause of the collision and confirming the identities of the dead and injured. Whether speeding, road conditions, visibility, vehicle fitness or another factor caused the crash has not been established in the published reports.

Local residents quoted in coverage described the 5th Pushta road as narrow and prone to accidents, with heavy vehicles using the stretch. That is a claim by residents reported in coverage, not a finding by investigators. Further official confirmation from Delhi Police, Delhi Fire Service or the hospital is awaited, and this story will be updated when it is available.