New Delhi, October 17 (H.S.): A speeding Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus rammed into five vehicles in Delhi’s Anand Parbat area, killing a 40-year-old scooter rider, Atul Bhardwaj, on the spot and injuring four others. The injured were taken to hospital for treatment. Police have apprehended the woman bus driver, who allegedly fled the scene after the accident, and registered a case to investigate the circumstances leading to the crash.

According to police, the accident occurred near a bus stop on Military Road, at the T-junction of DB Gupta Road and Ram Swaroop Vidyarthi Marg, within the jurisdiction of the DBG Road police station. After receiving information about the incident, police personnel reached the spot. Preliminary investigations revealed that the DTC bus struck two scooters, a motorcycle, an e-rickshaw and a conventional cycle rickshaw in succession.

Atul Bhardwaj, a resident of Rani Khera, died at the scene. Bhushan Kumar, 38, a resident of Prem Nagar, who was riding pillion on Bhardwaj’s scooter, sustained injuries. Rakesh, 48, a resident of Bapa Nagar, who was riding the second scooter, was also injured. The other injured persons were Dhruv Kumar Mishra, 56, a cycle-rickshaw driver from Bhagalpur in Bihar, and Deepak, 34, a motorcycle rider from Shakurpur. Deepak sustained minor injuries.

According to police, personnel from the Police Control Room (PCR) transported Bhardwaj to Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital. With assistance from local residents, the other injured persons were taken to Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital and Jeevan Mala Hospital, where they received treatment.

The DTC bus involved in the accident was being driven by Renu Bala, 26, a resident of Fatehabad in Haryana. Police said she allegedly left the scene after the collision but was subsequently apprehended.

The DBG Road police station has registered a First Information Report (FIR) under the relevant legal provisions in connection with the accident. Further investigation is underway to establish the circumstances and determine the cause of the crash.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar