Minor dies, man injured as bike rams pickup van

A teenager died while pillion rider was injured as the motorcycle they were riding rammed a stationary vehicle on Shahdara flyover in Mansarovar area of north east Delhi, police said today.
The incident happened in the wee hours yesterday, when 17-year-old Naveen was out for a "fun ride" with his 24-year-old friend Akash, police said.
They were not wearing helmets, they said.
Their motorbike hit the stationary pickup van that had suffered a breakdown on Shahdara flyover near Mansarovar park metro station, said AK Singla, DCP (northeast).
Naveen sustained severe head injuries and was declared dead by the doctors in the hospital.

At the time of the incident, Akash was allegedly drunk, police said.
The results of Naveen's post-mortem are awaited and the police will only then be able to determine whether he was also drunk, added the officer.