5 UPSC aspirants injured as car rams pedestrians in Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar

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Six pedestrians were injured after a car hit them in central Delhi’s Old Rajinder Nagar on Tuesday evening.

Five of the injured were UPSC aspirants, while the sixth person was visiting the area when the incident took place around 6 pm.

In visuals: A speeding car hit six pedestrians at Bada Bazar Road, Old Rajender Nagar. Among the injured, five are UPSC aspirants, and one is a visitor. All are stable five are likely to be discharged soon, while one may need further treatment https://t.co/MuT6w4uA7vpic.twitter.com/r0m978guzs

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Police said that the driver, 45-year-old Prem Kumar, was caught on the spot and tested positive for alcohol in a breathalyser test.

The injured -- Lokesh, Baby, Shivam, Harshita, Stephen and Vipul -- were taken to hospital. While five of them are likely to be discharged soon, one may require further medical treatment. The condition of all six is stated to be stable, the officer said.

VIDEO | Delhi: Here's what a student said while holding a protest after a car reportedly rammed pedestrians in Old Rajinder Nagar."There was an incident where a car ran over five students this evening. Around 10,000 students commute on this road every day. If they can't travel pic.twitter.com/lGBVks3LuN Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 8, 2025

Kumar works as a driver and was driving his employer's car at the time of the incident. He was caught on the spot and legal action is being initiated against him, Vardhan said.

A large crowd of locals and students gathered on the spot, demanding justice for the injured.

"It is not an unusual thing anymore to see such incidents. Moreover, due to the ongoing construction, there is little space to walk and the area has no speed breakers in Bada Bazar. It was just bound to happen because of the negligence of the authorities," a UPSC aspirant said.

Bala Krishna (26), a UPSC aspirant living in the Old Rajinder Nagar area for the past five years, alleged that the authorities have always neglected students' demands.

"Be it last year when students died due to flooding in the basement of a coaching centre or today when five UPSC aspirants have been injured, nothing has changed," he said.

Due to the ongoing construction work, walking space for pedestrians has shrunk, he said.