A man who was nearly 42 years of age and a child have reportedly died in the incident.

Two people were killed while two others were injured after the driver of a dumper truck lost control and ran over autos and pedestrians near India Gate on Man Singh Road in Delhi in the early hours of Tuesday.

The dumper first hit the divider and then went on crashing into the autos and pedestrians standing near the footpath.

A man who was nearly 42 years of age and a child have reportedly died in the incident.

Police have arrested the driver of the heavy vehicle.