New Delhi [India]: Two people lost their lives after they were hit by an uncontrolled Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus in the Civil Lines area of the capital city, Delhi Police said on Sunday.
The bus hit a person and a police constable of PS Civil Lines and rammed into the divider near Monastery Market, Ring Road. Unfortunately, both the victims have died. Both were declared brought dead.
The deceased police constable has been identified as Victor (27), a resident of Nagaland and was on patrolling duty on the PCR bike. He was posted in Civil Lines Police Station since June 2023 while the identity of the other deceased had not been identified yet.
According to the police, they received information about the incident at around 10.38 pm on Sunday. An inquiry revealed that the uncontrolled DTC Bus ran on pavement, hit a billboard pole, broke it off from the base, hit a public person and a police constable of PS Civil Lines and then crossed the road and hit the divider and climbed on it.
The bus was in a Breakdown state and there was no passenger in the bus except one DO of DTC. Legal action is being taken, said Delhi Police.
The driver of the DTC bus, Vinod Kumar, a resident of Ghazipur (57) has been taken to the police custody.
Legal action is being taken in the matter. FSL team has arrived at the Monastery Market, Ring Road to establish the cause of the incident.
Accident forensics uses scientific methods and principles to evaluate evidence and determine the cause of an accident, the speed of the vehicle, and the direction of impact.
Earlier on October 31, two passengers sustained burn injuries after crackers caught fire in a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) on Thursday evening, Delhi police said.
An inquiry revealed that a passenger who was carrying a small quantity of crackers caught fire on the bus.