Gurgaon: Seventeen daily-wage labourers, including 15 women, were injured after a speeding car rammed into their passenger tempo from behind near Eldeco Society on the Sohna-Gurgaon road on Sunday morning, causing the vehicle to overturn.Three of the injured were referred to a higher medical centre after receiving initial treatment at Sohna Civil Hospital.The labourers were on their way to work at Central Park when the accident took place. Most of the injured are residents of Lakhuvas, Pahad Colony and Silani villages. Two men were also travelling in the tempo.According to eyewitnesses, the car hit the tempo at high speed, causing its driver to lose control. The vehicle overturned repeatedly, throwing the passengers into panic. Passersby and local residents rushed to the spot and helped take the injured to Sohna Civil Hospital.Doctors referred three patients to a higher medical centre due to their critical condition, while the remaining 14 were undergoing treatment at the hospital.Eyewitnesses alleged that the car driver was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. “We took the car into custody and initiated an investigation. The driver was being medically examined to determine whether he had consumed alcohol,” a police officer said.Police said further action would be taken based on the medical examination findings and statements from the injured. The circumstances leading to the collision are being investigated.
