17-year-old girl dies as DTC bus hits cycle, drags her for a few metres in Dwarka
Police said the girl's bicycle got stuck under the tyres of the bus and she was dragged for a few metres as the vehicle moved along.
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The driver, during questioning, has claimed that he lost control of the vehicle and that the girl came suddenly in front of the bus, said police. (Express File Photo)Out cycling in her locality, a 17-year-old girl was killed after a DTC bus hit her bicycle in Dwarka on Monday, officers said.
Police said the girl’s bicycle got stuck under the tyres of the bus and she was dragged for a few metres as the vehicle moved along.
DCP (Dwarka) Ankit Singh said that they received a PCR call regarding a fatal accident by a DTC bus near Dabri powerhouse at Dwarka South Police Station.
The girl was identified as Isha, a resident of Mahavir Enclave in Dabri.
The DCP said that the body of the girl has been shifted to the DDU Hospital Mortuary and that a post-mortem is awaited. The driver and the conductor of the bus have been arrested, added the DCP.
The DCP said that the teenager was cycling on the road near the Dabri powerhouse when the bus hit her cycle from behind. The cycle got entangled in the front right wheel of the bus, following which she was dragged for a few metres.
The driver, during questioning, has claimed that he lost control of the vehicle and that the girl came suddenly in front of the bus, said police.
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