New Delhi, March 9 Two men were killed and a woman was injured after a speeding DTC bus crashed into multiple vehicles in Delhi's Nihal Vihar on Monday, police said.
The incident triggered protests during which an angry mob vandalized the bus involved in the accident and set another DTC bus on fire, police said, adding that the driver has been apprehended.
The deceased have been identified as Ravikant, 33, and Kamaljeet, 39, a senior police officer said.
Police said they received a call at 9.45 am reporting that a DTC bus coming from the Najafgarh side had hit a scooter, a motorcycle, a hand-rickshaw, and some pedestrians on the Najafgarh-Nangloi Road.
"So far, it has been confirmed that two people have died in the incident, while a woman sustained serious injuries and was taken to Mansa Ram Hospital in Nihal Vihar," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) Vikram Singh said.
Around 500 people gathered at the spot soon after the incident and began protesting. They damaged the bus involved in the accident and torched another DTC bus coming from the Nangloi side, the officer said.
According to DTC officials, five more buses parked near the site also suffered minor damage.
Ravikant's brother, Shashikant, told
"My brother was on his scooter and I was riding behind him on another scooter. When I reached closer, I saw a traffic jam and then noticed his scooter lying on the road with his belongings scattered," he said.
"We took him to a hospital nearby but the staff refused to admit him. We then rushed to a hospital in Punjabi Bagh where doctors declared him dead," he said, adding that the family has been living in Delhi for the past 25 years.
Ravikant ran a transport business and is survived by his wife and children, he said. "We lost our parents earlier. He was my younger brother," Shashikant added.
The other victim, Kamaljeet, worked as a salesman, his relative Manish told