Dense fog covers Delhi as it shivers at 7.6 deg C
A thick layer of fog engulfed the national capital on Wednesday as it woke to a chilly morning with the weather department recording the minimum temperature at 7.6 degrees Celsius.
A 50-year-old man died after being hit by a JCB while he was crossing the road in south Delhi’s Panchsheel in the early hours of Thursday.
According to police, a PCR call was received at 7 am regarding the accident near the Panchsheel Park Metro Station.
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The victim has been identified as Brij Kishore Trivedi, who worked as a security guard, they said, adding that he died on the spot.
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“Sandeep, the JCB driver, has been apprehended, and the vehicle has been seized,” a senior police official said.
The body has been sent for post-mortem, he added.
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