Two dead, four injured as canter collides with bus

Two men died and four persons were injured when a canter rammed a bus ferrying passengers near Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway on Wednesday morning. The police

Two men died and four persons were injured when a canter rammed a bus ferrying passengers near Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway on Wednesday morning. The police said the drivers of the canter and the bus died on the spot.

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The incident was reported around 8am, when the bus was on its way to Pataudi from Gurugram bus stand. At least four passengers were on the bus at the time of the incident.

The bus conductor, Gajraj, said in his statement, that the bus had just crossed KMP when a canter, coming from the opposite side, overtook a truck and collided, head on, with the bus.

In the FIR, Gajraj said that the bus driver, identified as Jaivir, sustained injuries to his chest and stomach, and rushed to a private hospital in Sector 38, where doctors declared him brought dead. The canter driver, Dharampal, sustained a severe head injury and was declared brought dead at a private hospital in Manesar. The condition of the passengers is said to be stable.

In an unrelated incident, a 53-year-old man was killed after the truck that he was driving collided with a stationary truck parked on the road near KMP toll plaza early Wednesday. The police said that the man could not see the parked vehicle as its parking lights were off.

According to the police, Anaar Singh, the victim, was from Uttar Pradesh and worked with a private courier in Gurugram. The incident took place around 4am when he had gone to Sonepat.

In the police complaint, Manjeet Sigh, the Anaar’s son, said that around 6.30am, he received a call informing about the incident. When he reached the spot and asked the bystanders, they allegedly told him that the truck was parked on the road and his father did not see it.

A police official privy to the investigation said that they reached the spot and took out the victim’s body from the truck. “We have registered a case. The suspect is yet to be arrested,” he said.

A case was registered under sections 283 and 304A of the IPC at Farrukhnagar police station on Wednesday.

In an incident on Tuesday morning, a 19-year-old man died after the shared autorickshaw he was travelling in overturned in front of a mall on the Mehrauli-Gurgaon (MG) Road.

The police said that a relative of the man, who was also in the autorickshaw, alleged that the driver was speeding and driving rashly. There were four other passengers in the vehicle who sustained minor injuries.

According to the police, Vikas Kumar, the victim, was a native of Bihar and stayed in Sector 9. He used to run a finance company in Delhi. The incident took place around 10am on Tuesday, when he and his relative took a shared autorickshaw to go towards Delhi.

Chaman Kunwar, the complainant, said, “My nephew and I were going to his company in Delhi for my personal work. We took an autorickshaw from Iffco Chowk. The driver was driving rashly and carelessly. When we reached MG Road, he lost control of the vehicle and it toppled.”

He said that Vikas sustained fatal injuries to his head and legs. The victim was taken to a private hospital in Sushant Lok-1, where he died while undergoing treatment. The driver allegedly abandoned the autorickshaw and fled the spot, the police said.

A police official privy to the investigation, said, “We have recorded the statement of the complainant. The suspect is yet to be arrested. We are investigating the case.”

A case was registered under sections 279 and 304A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at DLF Phase-2 police station on Tuesday.

In a separate incident, a 32-year-old man was killed after a three-wheeler, which is still to be identified, allegedly hit him while he was walking near a community centre in Dhanwapur village, Rajendra Park, on Monday night the police said on Wednesday. The police said that the man was accompanied by an acquaintance, who did not sustain an injury during the incident.

According to the police, Manjeet, the victim, was a resident of Dhanwapur village. He used to stay with his grandfather. The incident took place around 11.30pm on Monday, when he had gone to a wedding at the community centre.

In his police complaint, Daya Krishan, the victim’s grandfather, said that while returning from the wedding, Manjeet had called him and told him that his car had broken down. Manjeet had informed him that he would return home after getting the car fixed. Around 11.40pm, the complainant received a call from Manjeet’s friend, informing him about the accident. He had sustained fatal injuries on his head and died at the spot.

Lavkesh, assistant sub-inspector (ASI), Rajendra Park police station, said, “The three-wheeler hit him from the rear. The suspect is yet to be identified and arrested. We are checking the CCTV footage of the incident.”

A case was registered under sections 279 and 304A of the IPC at Ranjendra Park police station on Tuesday.