A tragic road accident unfolded on Saturday morning in Delhi's Anand Parbat locality when a Delhi Transport Corporation bus operating on route number 212 crashed into multiple vehicles. The horrific collision resulted in the instantaneous death of a 40-year-old scooter rider, while four other individuals sustained injuries. According to law enforcement officials, the bus was being driven by a woman driver who has since been taken into custody as a thorough investigation into the incident gets underway.
Bus Collides With Multiple Vehicles
Police reported that the mishap occurred at approximately 10:15 am near the bus stand T-point along DBG Road in central Delhi's Anand Parbat neighborhood. The DTC bus operating on route 212 plowed into two scooters, a motorcycle, an e-rickshaw, and a cycle rickshaw. Investigators allege that the bus was being operated by a female driver in a negligent and reckless manner, leading to the devastating series of impacts.
Scooter Rider Killed on the Spot, Four Hurt
The sole fatality of the crash has been identified as 40-year-old Atul Bhardwaj, a resident of Rani Khera in Delhi, who was operating one of the scooters at the time of impact. The collision proved fatal for him instantly. His pillion rider, 38-year-old Bhushan Kumar from Prem Nagar, also sustained injuries. Another scooter operator, 48-year-old Rakesh from Bapa Nagar, was hurt in the crash as well. Dhruv Kumar Mishra, a 56-year-old rickshaw puller residing in Bhagalpur, Bihar, suffered injuries too. Meanwhile, Deepak, a 34-year-old motorcycle rider living in Shakurpur, sustained minor injuries in the incident.
Female Driver Taken Into Custody
In the wake of the collision, police control room personnel rushed Atul Bhardwaj to Lady Harding Medical College Hospital. The remaining injured victims were transported to LHMC Hospital and Jeevan Mala Hospital with the assistance of local bystanders. A senior police officer stated that a PCR call regarding the accident was logged at the DBG Road police station, prompting an immediate police response to the scene. An FIR under relevant legal provisions has been formally registered. Authorities have detained the 26-year-old female driver, Renu Bala, who hails from Fatehabad in Haryana.
Chaos Erupts Following the Crash
Eyewitness accounts indicate that a massive crowd gathered at the location immediately following the impact, creating an atmosphere of intense panic. Bystanders attempted to rescue individuals trapped underneath the heavy vehicle. An eyewitness named Rahul recounted hearing a loud thud before noticing two people pinned beneath the bus wheels. According to Rahul, a large assembly of people quickly formed, and he claimed that the female driver departed the scene amidst the ensuing confusion. Some locals attempted to tilt the bus in a desperate effort to extricate the victims trapped underneath.
Questions Raised Over Local Traffic Management
Rahul further asserted that no traffic police personnel were present at the intersection when the accident took place, demanding the installation of traffic signals at the junction. He explained that traffic converging from three distinct routes regularly creates heavy congestion at this particular stretch. Another eyewitness corroborated claims of reckless driving, describing the event as deeply distressing and noting that the public pulled trapped victims out from beneath the chassis. This witness also alleged that anger flared among residents due to a delayed police arrival, with a few individuals attempting to damage the bus before being restrained by calmer members of the public.
DTC Initiates Departmental Probe
While law enforcement authorities continue to piece together the exact sequence of events leading to the collision, a senior transport department official confirmed that the DTC has launched its own internal inquiry to gather comprehensive details regarding the tragic incident.
