New Delhi: A DTC bus rampaged through a T-point in central Delhi’s Anand Parbat Saturday, killing a 40-year-old man and injuring four others. The deceased, Atul Bhardwaj, was riding the scooter when the bus hit him, killing him on the spot, while the pillion rider was injured.
The four injured were identified as Bhushan Kumar (38), Rakesh (48), Dhruv Mishra (56) and Deepak (34). A PCR call was received at DBG road police station regarding the accident, which occurred on Military road near the bus stand of route 212, around 10 am. The bus driver, Renu Bala (26), allegedly fled the spot after the accident.
The bus also hit two motorcycles and two rickshaws. Bhardwaj was taken to Lady Hardinge Medical College Hospital by police, where doctors declared him dead. A video of the incident shows two scooters crushed under a DEVi (Delhi Electric Vehicle Interconnector) bus. The bus was damaged, with shards of glass lying on the road, showing signs of vandalism on the vehicle. She was apprehended by police later in the evening. An FIR was registered under relevant sections of BNS, and further investigation is under way. In another incident, four motorcycle-borne college students were hit by a truck in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka Saturday, leaving one dead and three injured. The men were going back home after visiting a Diwali mela when the incident occurred. Police have apprehended the accused truck driver, Hotam Singh, a resident of Agra. The truck and both motorcycles have been seized. A case has been registered under relevant sections of BNS.