DTC bus rams into pillar in West Delhi, one woman dead, 23 passengers injured
A DTC electric bus, plying on the route between Mangolpuri and Anand Vihar, had collided with a metro pillar
New Delhi, July 24
A 45-year-old woman was killed and 23 other passengers were injured when a DTC electric bus rammed into a metro pillar in west Delhi.
The police received a PCR call at Punjabi Bagh police station regarding a bus accident near Shivaji Park Metro Station on Rohtak Road.
The police stated that a DTC electric bus, plying on the route between Mangolpuri and Anand Vihar, had collided with a metro pillar. Due to the sudden braking by the bus, an auto-rickshaw also collided with it from behind.
A 45-year-old female passenger in the bus was declared brought dead at Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, while another passenger, a 55-year-old man is being treated in the ICU. 14 are being treated at Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, while the remaining 10 were taken to Acharya Bhikshu Hospital in Moti Nagar.
The reason for the accident will be established based on the crime team's report and mechanical inspection of the vehicle, police added.
