Delhi: 3-Year-Old Mowed Down By Cluster Bus In Najafgarh Area, Driver Arrested

The bus driver, identified as Sunil, attempted to flee but was overpowered by the police.

The officer said that the child was taken to a hospital with the help of a police team but unfortunately, he was declared brought dead.

Source : PTI

New Delhi: In a terrible incident, a three-year-old child was reportedly mowed down by a cluster bus in southwest Delhi's Najafgarh area, resulting in the child's demise. The local police on Thursday said that the bus driver has been arrested.

According to the news agency PTI, the incident occurred on Wednesday evening as Priyanshu and his three-year-old son, Gopal, were returning home from a market in the Roshanpura area on an e-rickshaw, police said.

"The father and his son were returning home after refilling gas cylinder. The driver of the e-rickshaw pressed brakes, due to which Gopal slipped from his seat and fell on the road and a cluster bus from behind mowed him down," a senior police officer said.

The officer said that the child was taken to a hospital with the help of a police team but unfortunately, he was declared brought dead.

After the incident, several locals gathered at the spot and allegedly pelted stones on the bus, the police said.

The bus driver, identified as Sunil, attempted to flee but was overpowered by the police. "An FIR under Sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 304-A (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered in the matter. The driver has been arrested and further investigation is underway," said the officer, reported PTI.

According to a senior transport official, "Whenever an accident happens, our depot manager and operator visit the site and speak to witnesses and locals to ascertain the sequence of events. Then they also visit the police station to gather details. Till now, we have come across three different versions for the accident through this exercise."

The bus was moving at a speed of 11 km/hr, he said.

The official said they have requested the police to share the footage from the CCTV camera installed inside the bus to determine the cause of the accident, PTI reported.