Car-bus collision leaves 3 dead, 1 injured in Delhi’s Chhawla

Deputy commissioner of police (Dwarka) Santosh Kumar Meena said the accident took place at around 10pm on Jhatikra Mor near Chhawla police station

Three men were killed and another was seriously injured after the car they were travelling in collided with a cluster bus in southwest Delhi’s Chhawla on Tuesday night.

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Deputy commissioner of police (Dwarka) Santosh Kumar Meena said the accident took place at around 10pm on Jhatikra Mor near Chhawla police station. The police station received a call and sent a team to the spot.

The police personnel found a cluster bus and a Swift car, both damaged, but there were no eyewitnesses. They learnt that four men in the car were injured and had already been taken to a hospital. Later, the police received a call from Rao Tula Ram hospital about admission of four injured men.

“Akhil,35, was declared brought dead while Sahil,32, was injured and referred to a private hospital for better treatment. Two more men, identified as Pardeep,32, and Kuldeep,30, were referred to Safdarjung hospital and Venkateshwar hospital respectively, where they were declared brought dead,” said DCP Meena.

A case of rash and negligent driving causing death and injury was registered at the Chhawla police station. Both the damaged vehicles were impounded.