A 9-year-old boy was killed while his 14-year-old brother was critically injured when an overspeeding DTC bus rammed into their motorcycle at Outer Delhi’s Narela area on Friday night.
According to the police, the incident took place at around 8 pm on Friday when 14-year-old Tushar was riding his motorcycle while 9-year-old Yuvraj was riding pillion. The DTC bus was coming from the wrong side of Ramdev chowk of Narela area and collided with the vehicle.
Locals claimed that the driver of the DTC bus tried to flee but was held by them and handed over to the police.
Meanwhile, both the boys were rushed to a nearby hospital where Yuvraj was declared brought dead while Tushar is battling for his life.
“We have detained the driver and will make the arrest in the morning,” said Vikramjit Singh, DCP (Outer).
A case of rash and negligent driving has been registered against the DTC bus driver at the Narela police station. Further investigation is underway.