Police constable among two hit by DTC bus in Delhi | Latest Delhi News

New Delhi: Two people, including a Delhi Police constable, were hit by a DTC bus after its driver lost control due to a technical fault near Monastery Market, police said on Tuesday.

They said a Delhi Transport Corporation bus climbed onto the pavement, collided with a billboard and then hit two men before finally coming to a stop after crashing into the median on the Ring Road on Monday evening.

There were no passengers on the bus at the time of the incident.

“The green DTC bus traveling on the Sarai Kale Khan – Nand Nagari route via ISBT experienced some technical problems. At around 10:38 p.m., the police control room received several calls claiming that a bus had left the road near the monastery. market, causing extensive damage and critically injuring two people,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Raja Banthia said.

Delhi Police constable Victor, a resident of Nagaland, and another man, who has not yet been identified, were injured in the incident, the DCP said.

“Constable Victor was on night patrol and left the police station at 9.45pm. He was riding a PCR motorcycle when the accident occurred. After he was hit by the bus, he was rushed to Parmanand Hospital in Civil Lines where doctors declared him Victor had suffered multiple serious injuries to his head, neck and face,” Banthia said.

According to him, Victor has been at the Civil Lines police station since June 2023.

Another man was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. He added that work is now underway to establish his identity.

The bus driver, Vinod Kumar, a resident of Ghazipur, has been taken into custody. He did not suffer any injuries as a result of the accident. He had been working for DTC as a driver since 2010, police said.

They said there were no passengers on the bus at the time of the incident, except the DTC officer on duty, as the vehicle had reported a breakdown.

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