A vegetable vendor died in a road accident after his tempo truck collided with a DTC bus in Delhi Cantt area in South West Delhi on Friday. The vegetable vendor was identified as Arjun (20), while his injured partner Suresh is seeking treatment in a local hospital. The driver of the DTC bus has been arrested.
Police came to know about the incident around 11:45 am when they received a PCR call informing them about an accident, said officials.
“Arjun was with two of his friends and was returning from the market after buying his stock of vegetables. He was passing through Brar Square when a DTC bus on its way to lajpat Nagar from Mayapuri collided with the tempo,” said a senior police official.
People immediately informed police while the injured persons were shifted to the nearest hospital.
The doctors had declared Ajun brought dead on arrival, while his friend is said to be out of danger. The police after reaching the spot apprehended the driver, Rajendra Singh (54) from the spot.
“We have found that the accused was a resident of Uttam Nagar. We are trying to ascertain if he was drunk during the accident, so far it appears that this is a case of negligent driving. On the statement of the injured a case has been registered,” the official added.