Three members of a family were injured when a bus carrying them from a wedding party was hit by a truck in Southwest Delhi’s Cantonment area early on Tuesday, police said. Both the errant drivers fled from the spot after the accident and are yet to be arrested.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Southwest district Surender Kumar said the bus had19 occupants all of whom were returning to their homes in South Delhi after attending a wedding in West Delhi’s Mayapuri on Monday.
The injured include two women and a man, all relatives of the groom who lives with his family in lajpat Nagar. The injured has been identified as laxmi (45), Upasana (34) and Sajid (30). Both the women were admitted to AIIMS trauma centre and Sajid was admitted to Gangaram Hospital. Police said all are out of danger.
The impact of the collision was such that both the vehicles overturned at the traffic intersection. The driver abandoned his vehicle after the accident and fled.
The accident created chaos in the area and locals informed the police after which a police team reached the spot and took the injured to the hospitals.
The police official further said they are still ascertaining the exact sequence of events that resulted in the collision. “Though the truck driver appears to be at fault, it is not a case of jumping the traffic signal,” said Kumar, adding that fog could also have caused the accident.
A case regarding has been registered at the Delhi Cantt police stations under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code. Further investigations are on.