New Delhi: Two people have been killed in another accident involving public transport bus in the Capital. But it's a DTC bus and not the infamous Blueline this time around.
While two people were killed, eight were injured when this bus rammed into them at Burari in North Delhi.
More than 100 people have been killed by Blueline buses in the Capital this year. Police say Tuesday’s mishap occurred when the driver lost control.
The driver has been arrested.
IANS adds: The police said Sheila, 17, and Mohan, 12, came under the wheels of the DTC bus, while others got sandwiched between the two buses.
All the victims were rushed to the nearby Trauma Centre, where doctors declared Sheila and Mohan brought dead with head injuries. The others suffered multiple fractures and were stated to be recuperating.
According to the police, around 300,000 people from the city and other states had come to attend a religious congregation of Nirankaris at the Burari ground. The victims were waiting to board buses back home.
"People were chitchatting and didn't expect that the DTC bus would not stop before time. The bus was also not speeding, but picked up some pace as it was descending from slop. The driver could not manage to apply the brakes on time and hit the awaiting people," said Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (North Delhi) Atul Katiyar.
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