Hrishita Lahon, a 22-year-old master’s student, died following a road accident near Ashram Flyover.
She succumbed to her injuries around 2.05pm. A case has been registered at Sunlight Colony police station under Sections 281 (rash driving), 106(1) (causing death by negligence) and 125(A) (act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The MLC stated that Lahon had suffered injuries in a road accident involving a DTC bus near Ashram Flyover, according to police. During preliminary inquiry, Singh told police that a bus had allegedly hit the motorcycle from behind. Police said further investigation is underway.
She was later shifted to another hospital in Sarita Vihar as her condition was critical. Her statement could not be recorded. The bike taxi was being ridden by Darab Singh, who was also injured in the crash. Police searched the area around Ashram Flyover and tried to identify eyewitnesses but could not find anyone who had seen the accident. The motorcycle is also being examined as part of the investigation. Lahon’s postmortem was conducted at AIIMS, following which her body was handed over to her family.
Police said no PCR call was received from the spot and they first learnt about the accident through a medico-legal case (MLC) received from a hospital around 12.58pm. Lahon was travelling from Lajpat Nagar towards Noida when the accident took place around 10am.