Three people lost their lives in road accidents across the national Capital during last 24 hours. In one such incident that took place at Anand Vihar, a 35-year-old driver of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) was allegedly crushed to death by a private bus on Sunday.
“The incident occurred on Sunday morning at about 10.15 am at Anand Vihar ISBT. The driver identified as Shiv Kumar who was a resident of Bagpat in Uttar Pradesh. He was crushed to death by a speeding bus after he got off his vehicle to set the rear view mirror in position at the Anand Vihar bus terminal. While he was setting the rear view mirror of his bus, a speeding bus overtook him from the right and he was crushed between the two buses,” said Pankaj Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), East district.
“He was rushed to GTB hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. Shiv, a DTC bus driver, had halted his bus 50 meters away from Anand Vihar and the bus was scheduled to leave for Gurugram when this incident happened. We have registered a case on the basis of the statement given by DTC conductor Sachin Tomar and the accused driver of Private bus identified as Idrish (55) was arrested,” said the DCP.
In another incident at New Usmanpur, two men identified as Kuldeep (45) and Raju (45) were crushed to death by unidentified vehicle on Sunday night.
“Kuldeep was returning home on his scooty on Sunday night when at New Usmanpur road an unidentified vehicle hit him. Raju was also crossing the road and the same car also hit him and fled the spot,” said a senior police official.
“A police control room (PCR) call was received at around 11 pm on Sunday regarding the incident following which a team rushed to the spot. Both were taken nearby hospital where doctors declared them brought dead,” said the senior police official.
“We are scanning CCTV footage in the area to identify the culprit. The bodies were sent for post mortem. Further investigation is going on,” the senior police official added.