3 dead, 8 injured in van-bus collision in Delhi's Jyoti Nagar
New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) Three people, including a woman, died and eight were injured on Thursday after a van collided with a DTC bus on the flyover near Loni Gol Chakkar in northeast Delhi's Jyoti Nagar, police said.
Impact of the accident was such that both the vehicles were damaged badly, they said. The deceased were identified as Savita Devi (55) and Jitender (25). The third deceased, a male, is yet to be identified, police said, adding three of the injured, including the van's driver, are in critical condition. According to police, there were passengers in the bus but they all escaped unhurt.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast) Joy Tirkey said, "On Thursday, at about 12.30 pm, a Maruti Eeco van jumped the road divider and collided head-on with a DTC bus coming from the other side. The DTC bus was going from Bhajanpura to Nandnagri. There were 11 persons in the van which was running as a taxi." The injured were rushed to GTB Hospital where three people were declared dead while eight others are being treated, he said.
