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Updated: Apr 20, 2019 06:49 IST

Three men were killed and another injured after an autorickshaw in which they were travelling overturned upon ramming a divider on Mathura Road in south-east Delhi, during the early hours of Friday.

According to the police, the auto driver, who was allegedly speeding, lost control of the vehicle while trying to simultaneously clean the windshield while driving. He fled the spot following the incident but was tracked down and arrested.

The three men who died were identified as Ram Singh (40), Dev Raj (23) and Ashok (18). Police said all of them were Uttar Pradesh natives and used to live at Nehru Nagar in Lajpat Nagar. They were returning from a catering job at a party in Jaitpur, the police said.

The New Friends Colony policein Jaitpur (when the incident took place). Singh alleged that the driver was driving rashly and at a high speed,” the DCP said.

Singh told the police that despite their repeated warnings, the auto driver did not slow down. “He said that soon as they reached a traffic signal on Mathura Road, the driver took out a cloth and started cleaning the windshield. As he was speeding, he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a divider. The auto fell and all of them were injured,” Biswal said.

The officer said that the auto driver was identified as Vijender Kale. “He was traced with the help of the vehicle and arrested within hours. “He was booked for rash driving and causing death due to negligence,” he said, adding that