1 killed, 5 injured as DTC bus hits several vehicles in Delhi's Anand Parbat

The bus reportedly went out of control after hitting a scooter and smashed into several other vehicles, injuring at least four other people. The circumstances surrounding the collision are being examined.

In Short

• Police apprehend 41-year-old truck driver after fatal Dwarka accident
• DTC bus hits scooter in Anand Parbat, killing one, injuring five others
• DTC probes Anand Parbat crash as police investigate Dwarka accident

At least two people were killed, and eight others injured in two separate road accidents in Delhi on Saturday. In Central Delhi’s Anand Parbat area, a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus hit a scooter, killing one person and injuring five others. In a separate incident in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka, a truck collided with two motorcycles, leaving one person dead and three injured, police said.

1 KILLED, 5 INJURED IN ANAND PARBAT

One person was killed, and five others injured after a DTC bus hit a scooter in the Anand Parbat area of Central Delhi on Saturday, police said.

The incident took place in the DB Gupta Road area. According to preliminary information, both men riding the scooter sustained serious injuries and were rushed to a hospital, where one of them was declared dead.

The bus reportedly went out of control after hitting the scooter, injuring at least four other people. The circumstances surrounding the collision are being examined.

A senior transport department official said the DTC had initiated a probe into the incident. "The DTC has initiated a probe into the incident. Full details are being collected," the official said.

Further details about the accident are awaited as the transport corporation investigates the circumstances leading to the crash.

ONE KILLED, THREE INJURED IN DWARKA

In a separate accident in southwest Delhi, a truck hit two motorcycles carrying four people near the Crescent Apartment red light in Sector 18, Dwarka, at around 12.45 am on Saturday, police said.

The victim, identified as Gaurav, suffered a severe head injury and died on the spot. He was taken to Indira Gandhi Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. His body has been preserved at the mortuary of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital.

The three injured were identified as Hitesh (18), Harshit (20) and Dhruv (23).

Hitesh and Harshit were initially taken to Indira Gandhi Hospital before being referred to higher medical centres for further treatment. Dhruv was admitted to Max Hospital and was found unfit to give a statement.

TRUCK DRIVER ARRESTED

Police arrested the truck driver, Hotam Singh, 41, a resident of Agra in Uttar Pradesh, in connection with the Dwarka accident.

According to police, the truck, both motorcycles and other exhibits have been seized. A crime team was called to inspect and photograph the accident site as part of the investigation.

A case has been registered under Sections 281, 125(a), 125(b) and 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Further investigation is underway to establish the circumstances leading to the collision.

The two accidents have left two people dead and eight injured in Delhi. While the truck driver has been arrested and a case registered in Dwarka, further details of the Anand Parbat crash are awaited as the DTC probe continues.

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With agency inputs