In a tragic incident, three persons, including a minor boy, were mowed down allegedly by a speeding cluster bus on Thursday night in northeast Delhi's Nand Nagri area.
Police said that the victims were shifted to SDN Hospital, where Ravinder (22), a resident of Loni in Ghaziabad, Karan (12), a resident of Mandoli and one unidentified person (40) were declared brought dead while Kanchan (35), a resident of Mandoli, Satish (45) and Sujeet (16), a resident of Loni received injuries and are undergoing treatment.
According to Ved Prakash Surya, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Northeast district, police received a call around 9.30 pm regarding the incident and rushed to area opposite Nand Nagri Bus Depot on the road leading towards Bhaupura Border.
“After reaching the spot, it was found that the driver of the cluster bus, while going down the Mandoli flyover towards Bhaupura Border at main Wazirabad Road, lost control over the vehicle,” said the DCP.
“The bus crossed the footpath towards the left side and hit a truck and later hit an eggs cart. The bus, which had been seized, was coming towards the flyover near ITI, Nand Nagri. The bus driver managed to escape from the spot.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and efforts are being made to arrest him,” said the DCP.
After the incident, the locals gathered at the spot and allegedly vandalised the bus. The locals created chaos at the spot however, police said that the situation has been brought under control.