In a tragic road mishap, three women — one Assistant Sub-Inspector, two Head Constables of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) — were killed and 18 others injured after a truck rammed into the bus they were travelling in.
The deceased were identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector Ram Kala (45), Head Constable (HC) Seema (38) and HC Saroj (40). Out of the 18 people injured, three woman officials are stated to be critical.
locals said it was the mistake of the truck driver who did not apply the brake. The impact of the hit was such that the bus turned sideways and the truck driver did not stop and dragged the bus for about 50 metres. The driver fled the spot.
The incident took place at the intersection of Sector 14 and 16 Dwarka on Wednesday morning. Police impounded the truck and registered a case of rash and negligent driving causing death against its driver. A manhunt has been launched to arrest guilty driver.
According to the police the incident took place around 6:10 am on Wednesday. The bus left from Police Training College (PTC) at Jharoda and was heading towards Pappan Kala in Sector-8 to drop the personnel posted with the 88 Battalion of CRPF. When the bus reached the intersection of the Sector 14 and Sector 16, the truck which was coming from the Sector-14 rammed into the bus from the side.
A Police Control Room (PCR) van that was patrolling in the area reached the location. All the injured were rushed to nearby hospitals and three were declared brought dead.