Three women were killed and two others, including a 18-month-old baby, were injured after their speeding car rammed into a stationary Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus at a depot in Outer Delhi’s Swaroop Nagar on Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Jyoti Sharma (27), Nisha (32), and Jamna (62).
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer North) Brijendra Kumar Yadav said that a PCR call was received at 7.04 A.M at Swaroop Nagar police station regarding an accident on the highway near Nangli Poona. The police rushed to the spot and found a damaged Hyundai i20 car with a Himachal Pradesh registration plate. The bus driver was waiting for passengers to board the vehicle when the accident took place. The victims were rushed to the Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital where the three women were declared “brought dead”.
DCP Kumar said: “All (the victims) were residents of Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur district. Nisha’s 18-month-old baby and another relative Sunil were shifted to the Max Hospital. Sunil was driving the car and suffered head injuries. The victims were on their way to Delhi when they rammed into the DTC bus which was en route to the Azadpur area.” Nisha's 18-month-old son and the car driver, Sunil, also a relative of the family, were injured. The police said they were going to Delhi from Himachal Pradesh and the DTC bus was on its way from Mukhmelpur to Azadpur.
The car had five persons on board - the three women, the child and the driver, they said. During the preliminary inquiry, it was found that there were no skid marks on road and further legal action will be taken accordingly. The husband of deceased Nisha Sharma, identified as Vijay, has reached the hospital, police said, adding further investigation is underway.