NEW DELHI: Eight people were injured, including four from the same family, after an overspeeding Wagon R collided with a call centre Innova car early Monday morning. According to the police, the incident occurred near the Gyarah Murti Marg opposite gate number 28 of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The injured were taken to Ram Monohar Lohia Hospital from where six of them were discharged after initial treatment. Two others, however, were untraceable after a couple of hours.

The police said that the incident occurred when the Jain family was going to the New Delhi station in their Wagon R. Deepak Jain was driving the car while his wife Shobha Jain (32) and children Prachi (12) and Akhat (8) were accompanying him. The Innova car was coming from the Dhaula Kuan side. Around 4.45 am, the two cars collided. While Prachi’s right forearm was fractured, Deepak managed to escape with a hip dislocation, said RML chief medical officer S K Sharma. However, they could not be traced by the hospital later in the day.

Police has registered a case of rash and negligent driving. "We will be taking the help of the cameras placed on the roads to ascertain who was at fault. We will take action accordingly. It occurred due to overtaking and overspeeding. We are investigating the case," said a senior police officer.