NEW DELHI: A 19-year-old man was killed after the motorcycle he was riding had a head-on collision with a Cluster Scheme bus on Wednesday night in southwest Delhi’s Jagatpur Kalan. In a separate incident, three men were killed on Tuesday night after a speeding Cluster Scheme bus rammed into their car while taking a turn.
Police said they received a call about an accident at Samaspur road at 10.25pm and rushed a team to the spot. The bike and the bus were in a damaged condition. The injured had been taken to a nearby hospital and was declared dead on arrival.
Initially, the deceased could not be identified, but his family was traced through the motorcycle’s registration number. He was identified as Rahul. The body was handed over to the family on Thursday after an autopsy.
Initial inquiry shows that the bus was in its lane when it hit the bike. Further probe is being conducted to ascertain the sequence of events. An FIR under Section 304A (causing death due to negligence) and 279 IPC (rash driving) has been registered and cops are looking for the absconding bus driver.
This is the second accident involving a Cluster Scheme bus in two days. On Tuesday, three men were killed while another was critically injured after their car rammed a Cluster bus late on Tuesday night in Dwarka.
Police suspected that the bus was being driven on the wrong carriageway. The driver of the bus, who absconded after the accident, was later arrested by the police. Prima facie, it appeared that the Cluster Scheme bus was taking a turn and entered the carriageway from where the car was coming, leading to a head-on collision. The impact of the collision was such that the front portion of the Swift was completely damaged.
