Woman sticks neck out of bus, crushed by another vehicle in Delhi

The deceased, identified as Babli Kumari, was travelling to Ludhiana to meet her brother Sandeep for Rakshabandhan celebrations. She was accompanied by her sister, brother-in-law, and their three children.

As per the police, the incident took place around 1 pm. They received a call from the SRHC Hospital In Narela.

Ravi Kumar Singh, DCP (Outer North) said: “The doctors told us that a woman named Babli had been in an accident and succumbed to her injuries. Upon inquiry, it was found that she and her family boarded the Haryana Roadways bus from ISBT, Delhi on Wednesday morning and were on their way to Ludhiana. When the bus reached the Alipur area, the woman felt unwell and leaned out of the window to vomit but an unknown vehicle crushed her head.”

Babli lived with her mother in Panthi village in Pratapgarh, UP, and was looking for a job. She and her sister, Poonam, were going to meet their elder brother in Ludhiana to celebrate the festival and stay at his house for a few days.

“We don’t know much about the accident since everyone is in shock. Her head was crushed and she got stuck between the two vehicles. The accused didn’t stop and fled from the spot with his vehicle. We suspect it’s a truck or bus but this is not certain as yet. CCTVs around the spot are being checked” said another officer.

Police found that the unidentified vehicle had fled towards Delhi. The impact proved fatal, leading to her immediate death, added the police. The incident took place in the Khampur area near a temple.

Meanwhile, the family said they were shocked and complained that nobody came to help them.

Poonam said: “I was sitting beside her. She was not feeling well but didn’t want the bus to stop. She leaned outside the window (to vomit). Before I could catch her, she was hit by some vehicle which came from behind. We all panicked.”

The family alleged they kept calling for an ambulance and PCR but nobody came. In the next 5-10 minutes, however, the bus driver helped them and took the woman to the hospital in Narela. She was declared as brought dead, said the police, denying allegations of being contacted by the family and said they only received a call from the hospital.