DTC bus rams into pavement, kills constable and student near Delhi’s Monastery Market

A police constable and a student were killed in an accident involving a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus near Monastery Market on Ring Road, Monday night.

According to police, the incident took place between 10.15 pm and 10.30 pm when the DTC bus plying on the Sarai Kale Khan ISBT-Nand Nagari route veered out of control, causing it to climb onto the pavement, strike a billboard pole, and hit the two people before colliding with the road divider.

The victims were rushed to Parmanand Hospital at Civil Lines, where they were declared dead on arrival.

The constable was identified as Victor, 27, from Nagaland. He sustained injuries to his face, head, and neck. Posted at the Civil Lines police station since June last year, he was on night patrol duty, having departed from the station on his motorcycle shortly after 9.45 pm, said police.