Two days after two traffic policemen on duty were dragged on the bonnet of a car, two persons, including a Delhi Police constable, who was on a night patrolling duty, and a B.Tech student died in a gruesome incident after a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus mowed them down on Monday night, near the Monastery Market in North Delhi due to over speeding.
The horror unfolded around 10.15 pm when a green DTC bus went out of control, climbing a pavement outside the Monastery Market on Ring road, and subsequently hitting a billboard pole. The impact of the collision was such that it knocked the billboard off from its base. The bus then hit a pedestrian and an on duty police constable of Civil Lines police station.
The vehicle finally came to a halt when it crossed the road, and crashed into a road divider. The crime scene revealed the severity of the disturbing accident with the fallen pole, blood spilled on the road and the damaged bus that stood stranded in the middle of the road till it was towed in the late afternoon.
“The green DTC bus, operating on the route from Sarai Kale Khan to Nand Nagari via ISBT, developed some technical snag. Around 10.38 pm, the Police Control Room (PCR) received multiple calls claiming that the bus had swerved off the road near the Monastery Market, causing extensive damage and leaving two people critically injured,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Raja Banthia stated.
However, according to the police sources, the bus was speeding when the incident occurred, and a blood sample of the driver has been sent to test if he was under the influence of alcohol.
The accident claimed two lives including that of the young Delhi Police Constable Victor, a resident of Nagaland, and had joined the service in 2019. He was posted at Civil Lines police station from June 2023. He was on his PCR motorcycle when the accident occurred.
The shocking incident also led to the death of a 23-year-old Satyapriya, who was currently residing in Haryana’s Gurugram. “He is a B.Tech student studying in Kanpur. He came here to go shopping,” a police officer said.
“Constable Victor was on night patrolling duty and left the police station at 9.45 pm. He was riding the PCR motorcycle when the accident took place. After being hit by the bus, he was rushed to Parmanand Hospital in Civil Lines, where doctors declared him dead. Victor sustained multiple severe injuries on his head, neck and face,” Banthia said.
The bus driver has been identified as 57-year-old Vinod Kumar, a resident of Ghazipur, who has been taken into custody. “He did not sustain any injuries in the accident. He has been employed with the DTC as a driver since 2010,” police said.
An officer added that there were no passengers onboard the bus at the time of the incident except for a DTC duty officer as the vehicle had reported a breakdown. “Efforts are underway to establish his identity,” he added.
