NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has apprehended a tempo driver after he allegedly hit a woman pedestrian and crashed into a road divider on the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II) near Bawana, an official said on Wednesday.The incident took place around 6 pm on May 26 in Sector-5 of Bawana. Police received information about the accident at the Narela Industrial Area police station in outer north Delhi, following which a team rushed to the spot, the official said.Preliminary investigation revealed that the tempo allegedly struck a woman pedestrian before crashing into the divider.The injured woman, identified as Shakuntala (35), a resident of Choti Holambi in Delhi, was initially taken to a nearby hospital and later referred to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital for further treatment, police said.The offending vehicle was impounded, while the driver was apprehended by police personnel from the Metro Vihar police post shortly after the incident.Police said a case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and further investigation is underway.(With PTI inputs)
