10 Injured After 2 DTC Buses Collide On Delhi's Sansad Marg

At least ten people have been injured after two DTC buses collided in Delhi's Sansad Marg area on Wednesday.

Two DTC buses collided in Delhi's Sansad Marg area on Wednesday.

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New Delhi: At least ten people have been injured after two Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses collided in Delhi's Sansad Marg area on Wednesday, reported news agency PTI. No casualties have been reported so far.

According to a local, all the injured, including drivers, conductors, and passengers, have been sent to the hospital for treatment.

"At least 10 people including drivers, conductors and passengers got injured in the accident. They have been sent to the hospital," a local, Jagpal Singh, said as quoted by PTI.

VIDEO | "At least 10 people including drivers, conductors and passengers got injured in the accident. They have been sent to the hospital," says a local, Jagpal Singh, on the collision of DTC buses in Delhi's Sansad Marg earlier today. pic.twitter.com/XX8CSr0IjO

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Earlier this month, four passengers on a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus sustained serious injuries after the bus met with an accident on a damaged road. The bus, which was a part of the Sundernagar unit, was on its way to Shimla when the incident occurred in the Mandi district.

According to an ANI, 12 others also suffered minor injuries in the accident.

The accident occurred after a stretch on the road from Sundernagar to Shimla caved, according to PTI. 

In another incident on August 11, ten people died, including three children, after the vehicle collided with a stationary truck in Gujarat's Ahmedabad district. According to the police, the accident occurred during the daytime on the Bavla-Bagodara highway.

"The vehicle collided with the truck parked by the roadside which led to the death of passengers. A total of ten people have died including five females, two males and three children," Ahmedabad SP Amit N. Vasava had stated. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced an ex gratia of Rs. 2 lakh for each killed person and Rs. 50,000 for those injured.