# Truck kills LIC clerk near IIT Delhi; crane kills labourer in Mayapuri 2026-08-10T17:52:34+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets A 35-year-old LIC clerk was killed on Wednesday when a concrete mixture truck ran over his motorcycle on the Outer Ring Road near IIT Delhi metro station. The driver fled but was intercepted by passersby and handed over to police. The Hindustan Times reports that the victim, Manish Kumar, was heading to work in Ghitorni. He was rushed to AIIMS Trauma Centre but declared brought dead. The driver, a 33-year-old from Najafgarh, was arrested and claims he did not realise the biker was under the wheels. In a separate incident on Saturday, a 31-year-old labourer named Rahul died after being crushed by a crane in west Delhi's Mayapuri. The Times of India reports that the crane driver, Dharam Dev, was arrested and later released on bail. A case was registered. The two accidents, just days apart, underscore the persistent risk faced by road users and workers in Delhi. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - hindustantimes.com Tags: arrest, crane accident, death, Delhi, labour safety, Mayapuri Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-crane-accident-kills-labourer-driver-arrested/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-crane-accident-kills-labourer-driver-arrested/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.