Motorcycle hit by truck near police HQ

A truck hit a motorcycle on Ashoka Road in central Delhi late Monday, killing two cousins as they rode home from an Indian Premier League match. (hindustantimes.com) Police identified the dead as Arbaaz, 20, and Ayan, 14, both residents of Ashok Nagar in east Delhi. They had gone to Arun Jaitley Stadium to watch Delhi play Bengaluru before the crash. (hindustantimes.com) The collision happened near the Mahadev Road T-point on Ashoka Road, about 10 metres from Delhi Police headquarters and Parliament Street police station, according to investigators. (hindustantimes.com) Police said the cousins were on a Royal Enfield Bullet when a truck turned and rammed the bike. The driver fled, and officers later registered a case and began tracing the vehicle. (hindustantimes.com) (devdiscourse.com) The location put the crash in one of Delhi’s most heavily policed government zones, along a road used by official traffic near central administrative buildings. (hindustantimes.com) The case also added to a string of fatal truck-and-motorcycle crashes reported in Delhi in recent months, including separate deaths in Bhalswa Dairy in January and south Delhi in February. (indianexpress.com) (thehindu.com) For Arbaaz and Ayan’s family, the trip back from a cricket match ended a few metres from a police station, and the investigation is now centered on the truck driver who ran. (hindustantimes.com)