New Delhi, Nov 25 (PTI) A 36-year-old man died on early Monday after his speeding car rammed into a tree and caught fire on Dwarka Link Road in Kapashera area, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Apurv Pandey, a resident of Sector-23 in Dwarka, they said.

According to police, an information was received at 1.20 am that a car broke the divider and rammed into a tree before catching fire on Dwarka Link Road.

The victim was rushed to Venkateshwar Hospital in Dwarka by the local people where he was declared brought dead, a senior police officer said.

The body was handed over to his family members after the post-mortem at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital in Hari Nagar, police said.

No alcohol was traced in his body, they said, adding that a case under sections 279 (rash driving) and 304A (causing death by negligence) of the IPC has been registered at Kapashera police station.

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