More than 24 labourers were injured on Tuesday after a private bus carrying them to the Central Vista project site collided with a DTC bus in central Delhi's Patel Nagar.
Police said four more people -- including the driver of the private bus and three passengers of the cluster bus -- were also injured. Upon reaching the spot, police said they found that the bus carrying the labourers to the new Parliament building construction site had rammed into the DTC bus from behind at the main traffic light at Patel Nagar.
Police said the impact left a total of 28 people injured including the driver of the private bus, the 44-year-old Jagmohan.According to Shweta Chauhan, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Central district, on Tuesday around 8:58 AM, information regarding accident of two buses at main Red Light Patel Nagar was received at Ranjeet Nagar police station.
“The police team on spot found that one orange color Cluster Bus was hit by white private bus from rear side and the injured persons were already taken to hospital by ambulances,” said the DCP.
“On reaching Sardar Vallabh Bhai Hospital, Patel Nagar, total 28 passengers including the driver of private bus were found being treated there. Out of these, 3 injured were from cluster bus who left the hospital after first aid,” said the DCP.
“Rest injured persons who are labours being taken to the construction site of new Parliament Building, including drive of offending private vehicle have been referred to RML hospital for MLC's and further treatment, they are being shifted to RML hospital,” said the DCP. “The driver of offending vehicle is Jagmohan (44) and he is still unconscious. Legal action as per law is being taken,” police said.