Two people died in a tragic road accident in the Nangloi area of the national capital after a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus crushed a youth riding a scooter on Monday. According to police, the scooter rider died on the spot.
During the accident, the bus also rammed into an e-rickshaw and struck several people, leaving multiple individuals injured. The injured were rushed to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital and Maharaja Agrasen Hospital for treatment. One female injured in the accident has been admitted to Mansa Ram Hospital in Nihal Vihar.
Delhi Police confirmed that two people lost their lives in the incident. The bus driver has been taken into custody, and a case has been registered.
The incident sparked anger among locals, who gathered at the site soon after the accident. In a fit of rage, some people set the bus involved in the crash on fire. Fire brigade personnel were immediately alerted and rushed to the scene, where they managed to extinguish the flames. The burnt bus was later towed away from the accident site.
#WATCH | Delhi | The DTC bus involved in an accident, which resulted in the death of two people, is being towed away from the site of the incident in Nangloi pic.twitter.com/npUMydDR4M
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Fatal accident details
The accident was reported at about 9.45 am when a DTC cluster bus bearing no DL 1 PD 6223, coming from Najafgarh side, hit a scooty, a bike, a hand rickshaw, and some pedestrians on Najafgarh Nangloi Road. The police team reached within 5 -10 minutes and controlled the situation, according to DCP Outer District.
According to police, around 500 people gathered immediately and damaged the bus involved in the accident. Also, another DTC Cluster Bus no DL 1 PD 5674, coming from Nangloi side was found in a burnt condition.
Further investigation is underway.