Kejriwal meets kin of 9-year-old boy killed by speeding DTC bus

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday morning met the grieving family members of a nine-year-old boy who was killed by an over-speeding DTC bus that rammed into a motorcycle in Outer Delhi’s Narela area on Friday night.

“CM @ArvindKejriwal meets and shares the pain of the family members of DTC accident victim in Narela,” the AAP later tweeted through its official Delhi-NCR handle.

The incident occurred at 8 pm on Friday when 14-year-old Tushar was riding his motorcycle while nine-year-old Yuvraj was sitting pillion and they were allegedly hit by a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus, police sources said. 

The DTC bus was coming from the wrong side of the Ramdev Chowk in Narela area and collided with the two-wheeler. locals claimed the driver of the DTC bus tried to flee but was held by them and handed over to the police. 

Meanwhile, both the boys were rushed to a nearby hospital where Yuvraj was declared brought dead while Tushar is battling for life. “The driver was detained from the spot on Friday and we took him into judicial custody by arresting him on Saturday morning,” said Vikramjit Singh, DCP (Outer). 

A case of rash and negligent driving has been registered against the DTC bus driver at the Narela Police Station. Further investigation is underway.