(MENAFN- Live Mint) A Mercedes car rammed into three people near Ambience Mall on Nelson Mandela Marg in Delhi's Vasant Kunj area in the wee hours on Sunday. All three victims were employees of a restaurant in the mall.

23-year-old restaurant employee, identified as Rohit, a resident of Uttarakhand's Chamoli, was declared dead. The other two victims are currently under treatment.

The Mercedes driver, a 29-year-old, has been detained by Delhi Police.

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According to Delhi Police, the incident occurred at about 2:33 AM on Sunday.“A PCR call regarding a road accident was received at PS Vasant Kunj North at about 2:33 AM.”

“A team reached the spot opposite a mall and found a Mercedes G63 in a mangled condition,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Amit Goel said in a statement.

According to the police, three men,“aged 23, 35 and 23 years,” all employees of a restaurant in Ambience Mall, were found lying injured at the spot.

They were immediately shifted to a hospital where Rohit, a resident of Chamoli in Uttarakhand, was declared brought dead.

The other two men are currently undergoing treatment, said the police, without revealing the seriousness of their injuries.

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Delhi Police has identified the accused driver as Shivam, a resident of Karol Bagh, New Delhi.

At the time of the incident, the Delhi Police said that Shivam was driving the vehicle with his wife and elder brother at the time of the accident. They were allegedly returning home after attending a wedding.

Preliminary inquiry suggests that the vehicle lost balance after a road diversion, following which it veered towards an auto stand and hit the three victims who were waiting there for an autorickshaw.

“...the vehicle lost balance due to a diversion, resulting in the car hitting a pole where the three victims were standing at an auto stand,” the police statement read.

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The car is registered in the name of Abhishek, a friend of the accused.

“Necessary legal action is being taken as per the law,” the police said, adding that further investigation is underway.

(With agency inputs)

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