12-year-old Delhi schoolgirl killed after speeding dumper crushes her, brother hurt

When the two were walking near the footpath, the dumper lost balance due to a collision with the bus and hit them.

A girl was crushed to death and her elder brother injured when a speeding dumper hit them while overtaking a bus in south Delhi on Friday, police said.

Ishrat and Raju were rushed to a hospital where she was declared brought dead while Raju is undergoing treatment. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

The accident occurred around 7am when Raju, 14, and his Ishrat, 12, were going to school in Sarita Vihar near Shaheen Bagh.

“When Ishrat and Raju were walking near the footpath, the dumper lost balance due to a collision with the bus. It crushed Raju and Ishrat,” deputy commissioner of police Chinmoy Biswal said.

Ishrat and Raju were rushed to a hospital where she was declared brought dead while Raju is undergoing treatment, the officer said.

The two lived in a slum and studied in a government school in Noor Nagar.